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The AAS-72X and its AAS-72X+ variant are highly capable helicopters for the U.S. Army’s armed aerial scout requirement. Derived from EADS North America’s UH-72A Lakota Light Utility Helicopter, they offer low-risk evolutions of the U.S. Army’s newest rotary-wing aircraft – which is widely considered one of the most successful acquisition programs in the service’s history.

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The latest evolution of EADS North America’s Armed Aerial Scout combat helicopter – the AAS-72X+, which was unveiled in April 2012 – will offer the U.S. Army greater power, range, endurance and payload capacity when operating in 6,000 foot altitude and 95 degree environments, commonly known as “6K/95 high/hot” conditions.
	The AAS-72X will be capable of meeting the U.S. Army’s demanding high altitude/high temperature mission profiles — for both current and future armed aerial scout operations, and in the most challenging combat environments.
Highly deployable, the AAS-72X’s small footprint allows for transport by C-17 aircraft with minimum reconfiguration upon arrival in the operating area. In addition, the helicopter’s large, unobstructed main cabin is easily reconfigurable – resulting in maximum flexibility.
	The modular weapons systems architecture and modern design of EADS North America’s AAS-72X ensure low lifecycle costs, maintainability and maximum operational reliability – resulting in high operational readiness rates to meet the Army’s evolving mission scenarios.
Based on the EC145 commercial airframe, the AAS-72X will provide commonality with the highly successful UH-72A Lakota Light Utility Helicopter - which has demonstrated its mission performance and operations with more than 25,000 flight-hours in Army service.