US Army Orders TH-1H Helicopters

Bell Aerospace , OZARK: US Helicopter, a division of Bell Aerospace Services Inc., and a subsidiary of Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company, announced today a contract award from Lockheed Martin Integrated Systems for nine TH-1H training helicopters. These aircraft will be used to support the US Air Force undergraduate rotorcraft-training program located at Fort Rucker, Alabama. 
 
Lockheed Martin Integrated Systems is the prime contractor under the USAF Flexible Acquisition and Sustainment Program or FAST program and is responsible for systems integration and program management. US Helicopter, will perform the aircraft refurbishment, modification and flight test at its Ozark, Alabama, facility. 
 
The TH-1H is a Bell UH-1H helicopter with an integrated upgrade kit, or Huey II kit, which encompasses a more powerful engine, and new dynamic components including nose and tailboom. The cockpit and mission equipment upgrades include a change from analog to digital cockpit, the addition of crashworthy seats, and total rewiring.