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Home» News»US Navy instructor pilots start training on TH-73A helicopter
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Training Air Wing (TAW) 5 Instructor Pilot Lt. Cmdr. Andrew Laberge prepares for flight in a new TH-73A Advanced Helicopter Training System (AHTS) at the AgustaWestland Philadelphia Corporation (Leonardo) facility in Philadelphia in June (Courtesy photo)

US Navy instructor pilots start training on TH-73A helicopter

US Navy's instructor pilot training for the new TH-73A Advanced Helicopter Training System (AHTS) began in June with the first two instructor pilots from Training Air Wing (TAW) 5 getting classroom and hands-on experience at the AgustaWestland Philadelphia Corporation (Leonardo) facility in Philadelphia.

Nathan Gain 04 Jul 2020

The TH-73A AHTS will reach Initial Operational Capability in 2021 and will provide the training tools needed to produce the next generations of rotary and tilt-rotor pilots for the U.S. and select allied nations, thus ensuring the future readiness of Naval Aviation. The Naval Undergraduate Flight Training Systems Program Office (PMA-273) at Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, oversees the TH-73A AHTS.

Leonardo’s TH-119 helicopter (Credit : Leonardo)

In January 2020, AgustaWestland Philadelphia Corporation (Leonardo) TH-119 chopper was selected to fulfill advanced rotary wing and intermediate tilt-rotor training requirements for the Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard through 2050.

Five proposals were submitted for the AHTS contract. The new firm fixed price TH-73A contract was awarded on a best-value tradeoff basis with a base and three one-year options. The base year contract is for $176.5M for 32 aircraft. The total contract value is $648.1M for the procurement of 130 aircraft. Helicopter deliveries are scheduled to begin in calendar year 2020 and continue through calendar year 2024.

AgustaWestland Helicopter Leonardo TH-119 TH-73A US Navy 2020-07-04
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