Europe's EADS Launches Bid For US Army Helicopters

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The UH-145 is a version of the EC145 (pictured), which has been in production since 2002 for law enforcement, paramilitary and security agencies, emergency medical service providers, offshore operators and corporations around the world, EADS said.

Washington (AFP) Aug 24, 2005
European aerospace and defense giant EADS said Wednesday it would bid for a major contract to renew the US Army's light helicopter fleet.

EADS North America and its American Eurocopter business unit is offering its UH-145 rotary-wing aircraft for the US Army's Light Utility Helicopter (LUH) program, the company said in a statement.

The twin-engine UH-145 "is a best value solution for the Army, providing a US-built helicopter that meets or exceeds all speed, range, endurance and performance requirements," EADS said.

"Our UH-145 team combines the number one helicopter in its class, American Eurocopter's extensive rotary-wing market experience and the resources of EADS North America as prime contractor," said Ralph Crosby, chairman and chief executive of EADS North America.

"We are uniquely positioned to meet the operational and long term support requirements of this key Army aviation program. The UH-145 will offer the Army a modern platform that combines advanced rotary-wing technology and proven commercial capability, and which outperforms other existing or remanufactured solutions."

The UH-145 is a version of the EC145, which has been in production since 2002 for law enforcement, paramilitary and security agencies, emergency medical service providers, offshore operators and corporations around the world, EADS said.

EADS will challenge US aerospace group Lockheed Martin which announced its own bid August 9 for its MD Explorer twin-engine helicopter.

Bidding on the program was opened last year for 322 helicopters, a project budgeted for 1.3 billion dollars to replace Vietnam-era choppers for use in logistical operations.

EADS - the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co., parent company of commercial aircraft maker Airbus - has been trying to overcome political opposition in Washington to its eligibility for US military contracts because of a dispute over state subsidies for Airbus.

EADS said it expects the contract, set to be awarded April 30, to be worth between 1.3 billion and 1.5 billion dollars.

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