Army R66 Decision Will Not Influence Rotary-Wing Training Trend—Airbus Helicopters CEO

U.S. Army to replace UH-72A Lakotas

The U.S. Army is replacing its UH-72A Lakotas used for training with the Robinson R66.

Credit: Tony Osborne/Aviation Week
MARSEILLE, France—Airbus Helicopters CEO Matthieu Louvot does not expect other countries to follow the U.S. Army’s move toward smaller, single-engine helicopters for rotary-wing training. In August, the U.S. Army selected a proposal from M1 Support Services to use the Robinson R66 single-engine...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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