NASHVILLE, Tenn. - EADS North America said today that American Eurocopter is teaming with Lockheed Martin to offer a next-generation, armed scout helicopter to the Army, the Armed Scout 645. The announcement was made at the Army Aviation Association of America’s 2009 Annual Convention. The 645 is based on the Eurocopter EC145 commercial airframe, the platform for the UH-72A Light Utility Helicopter. The Armed Scout 645 will be produced at EADS' American Eurocopter’s Columbus, Miss., facility, which also builds the UH-72A Lakota. (Source: EADS North America, 05/04/09) Gulf Coast note: EADS also operates an engineering center and maintenance center in Mobile, Ala., where it also hopes to assemble aerial tankers for the Air Force.
