U.S. Army Mulls Simplifying Helo Training With Lakota Replacement

Airbus UH-72 Lakota used for training U.S. Army helicopter pilots.

Credit: U.S. Army
Less than a decade after a successful push to use highly capable yet expensive-to-operate helicopters to train initial pilots, the U.S. Army is looking to potentially change how it conducts this training, moving away from the Airbus UH-72 Lakota. The Army on Oct. 9 released a request for information...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C. Before joining Aviation Week in August 2021, he covered the Pentagon for Air Force Magazine. Brian began covering defense aviation in 2011 as a reporter for Military Times.

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