UH-72 Lakota medevac utility helicopter. Credit: Michael Fitzsimmons / Alamy Stock Photo The U.S. Army set a five-month deadline starting from June 3 for companies to submit bids to replace the ...

Charles Kelly of the U.S. Army 57th Medical Detachment (Helicopter Ambulance) sat at the controls of the UH-1 Huey, determined to rescue the man like he had done so many times before.

24/7 Wall St. Insights: The UH-72 Lakota is the newest aircraft to enter the U.S. Army It typically is used for missions like medevac, search and rescue, disaster relief, and even some homeland ...

The UH-72 can fly at a maximum speed of 167 mph, though they cruise at 153 mph. They can fly up to 426 miles away to a service ceiling of 13,181 feet. Read the original article on SlashGear .

Airbus is competing an unmanned version of its UH-72B light utility helicopter, dubbed the MQ-72, for a US Marine Corps logistics programme designed to support ship-to-shore cargo deliveries.

The air medical service at University Hospitals, UH AirMed, and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) STAT MedEvac program have formalized a cooperative to facilitate launching the ...

A total of 50 UH-72A Lakota helicopters in the service of the Army National Guard will get the Security & Support Battalion ... and one of them is the UH-72 Lakota. ... When used for medevac, ...

A U.S. Army Reserve MEDEVAC team currently stationed in El Paso, rescued a 36-year-old man who had suffered a fall on a hiking trail near Alamogordo in the early morning hours of Easter Sunday.

Fort Novosel soldiers get a preview of tomorrow's MEDEVAC cabin. ... For this the FMC-TD was built to match the new aircraft, which includes features the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter doesn’t, ...

The UH-72 Lakota is the newest helicopter operated by the U.S. Army, ... Lakotas are often utilized for medevac, disaster response, security, VIP transport, and command and control (C2) support.

The UH-72 Lakota MEDEVAC can fly 167 mph, carry two patients and a medic, has a rescue hoist, and a computerized cockpit complete with touch-screen displays and a moving map system.

Other services use the helicopter for transporting troops and materials, aviation support, ISR, MedEvac, ... The UH-72 can fly at a maximum speed of 167 mph, though they cruise at 153 mph.