Three Mississippi-built UH-72A Lakota Light Utility Helicopters were delivered by EADS North America to the District of Columbia National Guard. The helicopters are the first of 16 Lakotas to be operated in the region. The D.C. National Guard will get eight, as will the Military District of Washington. All 16 will be based at Fort Belvoir, Va. The UH-72A is built at the American Eurocopter plant in Columbus, Miss. (Source: EADS North America, 03/12/09) Gulf Coast note: EADS also has a maintenance center and engineering facility in Mobile, Ala.
