The UH-72 Lakota helicopter is a light utility aircraft that performs a number of different tasks for the U.S. military. The UH-72 was selected to be the new light utility helicopter of the U.S. Army in 2006 and entered active service in 2007. The U.S. Army has ordered nearly 350 UH-72 Lakota helicopters to replace its aging fleet of UH-1H and OH-58A/C helicopters that had been widely used by the Army and National Guard.
The UH-72 Lakota helicopters are designed to undertake multiple missions. These range from medical evacuations to personnel recovery and drug enforcement. Since entering service with the U.S. Army, the UH-72 helicopters have been primarily used for domestic operations within the United States.
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