24.07.2008 UH-72A Lakota helicopter for the National Guard

The National Guard has received the new light utility UH-72A Lakota helicopter. They will be used for command and control missions such as aerial reconnaissance, counter-drug operations, weapons of mass destruction, and hurricane emergencies.

EADS North America plans to field a total of 345 Lakota helicopters by 2017. The Lakota is a military version of the civilian Eurocopter EC-145 multi-mission helicopter, used worldwide for law enforcement, emergency medical transportation, search and rescue, and corporate transport. The UH Lakota seats up to nine passengers; it can hold a maximum weight of about 8,000 pounds and travel at speeds up to 145 knots, or 166.75 miles per hour.

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