2nd VH-71 Presidential Helicopter Begins Mission Systems Integration

(Owego, NY., June 25, 2008) -- Lockheed Martin is integrating sophisticated mission systems aboard a second VH-71 test vehicle at the Presidential Helicopter Integration Facility in Owego, NY.

Over the last eight months, four test vehicles have been transported to Naval Air Station Patuxent River, MD, aboard a U.S. Air Force C-17 cargo plane from AgustaWestland's facility in Yeovil, England, where they were built.

Two of the helicopters are in flight test at Patuxent River, and two more will be equipped with mission systems that will enable the VH-71's use as a command and control platform by the office of the president. Following integration of advanced communications systems, the recently arrived helicopter dubbed TV-4 will validate the in-flight performance of systems previously evaluated in laboratories. TV-3 also is undergoing integration in Owego.

The VH-71 program anticipates achieving several more significant milestones this year with the arrival of all five of the initial phase, or Increment One, operational helicopters.

Source : Lockheed Martin

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