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Boeing Launches Defense & Government Services Division for Market Growth

Sunday 23/09/2018 - Source: Boeing


AgustaWestland has begun flying the pilot production version of its VH-71A variant of the AW101 for the U.S. presidential helicopter program. The helicopter, PP-1, was flown from the company's Yeovil site in England on September 22. It is the first of five production aircraft that will be built under Increment 1 of the program, with 23 improved helicopters to be produced under the follow-on Increment 2.

Lockheed Martin, prime contractor for the VH-71 program, is installing the first mission systems in two Increment 1 test vehicles, TV-3 and TV-4, at its presidential helicopter integration facility in Owego, New York. Another two helicopters, TV-1 and TV-5, are continuing air-vehicle flight testing at the U.S Navy's Patuxent River test center in Maryland.

PP-1 will be airlifted to the Navy's presidential helicopter support facility at Patuxent River by U.S. Air Force C-17 in early October, with the remaining four production helicopters for Increment 1 scheduled for delivery by year-end. Increment 1 will provide an interim capability while the more-powerful, longer-range and better-equipped Increment 2 helicopter is developed.


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