The U.S. Army has exercised $65.8 million in contract options for 12 UH-72A Lakota helicopters and associated mission equipment packages from Airbus Defense and Space in Columbus.
Since 2006, Airbus has delivered almost 350 Lakotas to the Army and Navy and for foreign military sales customers.
The UH-72A is used for a broad range of active Army and Army National Guard missions, including training, search and rescue, medical evacuation, border security, command and control, VIP transport and general utility.
The Clarion-Ledger reports the 12 aircraft on this latest contract option will be delivered starting in August of 2017.
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