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Leonardo Wins Contract For 36 More New Navy Helo Trainers

Monday, December 20th, 2021

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Leonardo Wins Contract For 36 More New Navy Helo Trainers

Leonardo's winning TH-119 bid for the U.S. Navy TH-73A Advanced Helicopter Training Systems (AHTS) aircraft. (Image: Leonardo)

The Navy awarded Leonardo’s AgustaWestland a $159 million modification on Dec. 17 to produce and deliver 36 additional TH-73A Advanced Helicopter Training Systems. The Navy first awarded the company an initial $176 million contract to produce 32 TH-73As last January. The company won the competition with its TH-110 helicopter, derived from the Leonardo AgustaWestland AW109 Trekker (Defense Daily, Jan. 13). This latest award covers aircraft in Lot III and initial spares. Work will occur in Philadelphia (85 percent); Mineral Wells,…

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