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USA: US Navy orders Italian helicopters

Exercised option for four TH-73A trainer aircraft

The US Department of Defense has exercised its option to purchase a fourth batch of TH-73A "Trasher" model training helicopters, manufactured by the Italian Leonardo Group, which will be destined for the United States Navy (USN). There are 26 aircraft, for a value of 110.5 million dollars, to be delivered by the end of 2024. These new units will end their operational life in 2050. The TH-73A helicopter...

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Washington, United States, 03/09/2023 11:53
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

HelicoptersFirst TH-73A training helicopter delivered to US Navy

During a ceremony in Philadelphia campus

At a ceremony on its Philadelphia campus and under the backdrop of the Stars and Stripes, Leonardo officially delivered the first TH-73A training helicopter to the US Navy earlier today. The ceremony was... more

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