TH-73 Thrasher
Latest TH-73A order set to complete planned US Navy fleet
The US Department of Defense has awarded a contract modification to AgustaWestland Philadelphia – a subsidiary of Leonardo – exercising an option to acquire a further 26 TH-73A Thrasher training helicopters for the US Navy
US Navy launches training operations with the TH-73A Thrasher
US Navy Student Naval Aviators assigned to Training Air Wing 5 (TAW-5) at NAS Whiting Field in Milton, Florida, have begun advanced helicopter training with the service’s new Leonardo TH-73A Thrasher helicopter
US DOD shows interest in 36 more TH-73A helicopters
The US Department of Defense has announced the award of a $159m firm-fixed price modification to AgustaWestland Philadelphia Corp
US Navy’s first TH-73A Thrasher arrives at Whiting Field
The first operational US Navy TH-73A Thrasher training helicopter landed at NAS Whiting Field in Milton, Florida, on August 6
US Navy takes delivery of first TH-73A
The first operational TH-73A training helicopter was formally handed over to the US Navy on June 10 during a ceremony, held at the AgustaWestland Philadelphia Corporation (Leonardo) facility in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
US Navy receives first TH-73A helicopter
The US Navy has taken receipt of the first TH-73A training helicopter from Leonardo
Vertex Aerospace lands TH-73A logistics support contract
The US Navy has awarded Vertex Aerospace a US$71.3m contract to provide the first year of contractor logistics and maintenance support (CLS) services for its future fleet of Leonardo TH-73A training helicopters
US Navy orders additional TH-73A training helicopters
The US Department of Defense announced on November 12 that it had contracted AgustaWestland Philadelphia Corporation – a subsidiary of Leonardo – to deliver an additional 36 TH-73A training helicopters to the US Navy
US Navy begins TH-73A instructor pilot training
The first two instructor pilots from the US Navy’s Training Air Wing 5 (TAW 5) have arrived at Leonardo’s production facility in Philadelphia to train on the new TH-73A Advanced Helicopter Training System (AHTS).
Wings of Gold: Leonardo Leads the Way
Ian Frain details an impressive competition win for Leonardo, which will now supply the next generation of training helicopter for the US Navy.