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Helicopters. USAF and LM sign to replace aging UH-1N with Black Hawks

Washington , USA - House Armed Services Committee assumes that althought the opposition of Congress the substitution is urgent and necessary

The US Air Force wants to replace its aging UH-1N helicopters on sole-source contract with Sikorsky division of Lockheed Martin. UH-1N is a descendent of another aircraft known as “Huey”, very popular during the Vietnam War. The helicopter proved its inefficiency in terroristic drills, so the intention was to replace it with a new and more powerful model: Black Hawk. The cost of this agreement is...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1174602
Rome, Italy, 04/20/2016 16:45
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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