U.S. Army Eyes Lower-Cost Approach To Rotary-Wing Training

Airbus UH-72

The Army has been operating the UH-72 for its Initial Entry Rotary Wing mission since late 2015.

Credit: Tony Osborne/AW&ST
The U.S. Army is doubling down on efforts to overhaul its rotary-wing training system while planning to replace its Airbus Helicopters UH-72 Lakota twin-engine rotorcraft, which have served in training operations for the past decade. The service believes its Flight School Next initiative will...
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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