The Aerospace & Defense Forum Dallas-Ft. Dallas Chapter July 13, 2017 The Lakota Program A brief history of the company and the UH-72A (Lakota). Lloyd Reaves 14 July 2017 A Leader in Aerospace, Defense and Related Services • Helicopters • Fixed-Wing Aircraft • Electronics • Communications • Space • Support and Services 2 1
The Aerospace & Defense Forum Dallas-Ft. Dallas Chapter July 13, 2017 American Eurocopter: History 3 Airbus Helicopters have more than 3,000 customers worldwide. with more than 12,000 helicopters in service 4 2
The Aerospace & Defense Forum Dallas-Ft. Dallas Chapter July 13, 2017 Civil Helicopter Range HEAVY EC225 MEDIUM EC175 EC155 B1 AS365N3 EC145 EC135 P2+/T2+ LIGHT AS355NP EC130 AS350 B3 AS350 B2 EC120 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Tons 5 Military Helicopter Range HEAVY EC725 AS532 Cougar COMBAT MEDIUM Tiger KHP NH90 AS565 LIGHT Panther UH-72 Lakota EC635 AS550/AS555 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Tons 6 3
The Aerospace & Defense Forum Dallas-Ft. Dallas Chapter July 13, 2017 Airbus Helicopters: A Long Line of Firsts 7 Grand Prairie, Texas Completions, MAR, DCR, Customer Support and and Engineering 8 4
The Aerospace & Defense Forum Dallas-Ft. Dallas Chapter July 13, 2017 Columbus, Mississippi UH-72A Lakota and AS350 Production Lines 9 A Major Partner in U.S. Homeland Security U.S. Coast Guard Customs and Border Protection 100 MH-65 Dolphins in Service 105 Aircraft in Service 10 5
The Aerospace & Defense Forum Dallas-Ft. Dallas Chapter July 13, 2017 U.S. Army UH-72A Lakota Produced in Columbus, MS Army Requires 415 Lakotas Over 200,000 Flight Hours at 73 Locations 11 UH-72A Lakota Origin 12 6
The Aerospace & Defense Forum Dallas-Ft. Dallas Chapter July 13, 2017 Current US Army Mission Solutions UH-72A Lakota Multi-role Capabilities MEDEVAC Test Support VIP Transport Kwajalein Overwater Support Security & Support Combat Training Centers 13 UH-72A Lakota – S&S Battalion Configuration Key Features Downlink Equipment Rack 10.4” Folding Pilot and Co-Pilot Screens with independently selectable ARC-231 system views Antenna � Total of 107 S&S Battalion Lakotas fielded to 34 Army National Guard Units � Typically 10-12 Deployed for Southwest Border Mission � More than 50,000 S&S MEP flight Downlink hours across the Wulfsburg RT-5000 Rear Observer Console/ (2 Units) Antennas Antenna fielded fleet. Operator Station with: 15” Screen EO/IR GPS Electro Optical/Infrared Searchlight (EO/IR) Sensor Antenna Moving Map Downlink DVR 14 7
The Aerospace & Defense Forum Dallas-Ft. Dallas Chapter July 13, 2017 The Lakota Program is among the most successful in Army history 107 380+ 200 6 Training aircraft on Foreign Miltary Aircraft Delivered Aircraft to be located site in Ft. Rucker, AL at Ft. Rucker Sales (FMS) to date Page 15 EC145 Family Product Evolution Increasing aircraft performance EC145 T2 - 2014 EC145 T2 2014 EC145 C2 EC145 C2 - - 2001 2001 BK117 BK117 - - 1979 1979 More than 3,000,000 fleet flight hours 16 26 July 2017 8
The Aerospace & Defense Forum Dallas-Ft. Dallas Chapter July 13, 2017 QUESTIONS? QUESTIONS? 17 26 July 2017 9
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