EADS North America to Reveal Results of Armed Aerial Scout Flight Demo at Pre-AUSA Press Breakfast Oct. 18

October 16, 2012 defpro.com

Washington, D.C. | EADS North America will discuss the results of its voluntary flight demonstration for the U.S. Army’s Armed Aerial Scout program at a press breakfast in advance of the Association of the U.S. Army annual meeting. Earlier this month the company completed a series of high-altitude demonstrations with two helicopters to showcase the superior performance of the company’s AAS-72X+ offering. The AAS-72X+, an armed derivative of the Army’s UH-72A Lakota helicopter, will be manufactured by the company’s American Eurocopter business unit in Columbus, Miss. Lockheed Martin provides the mission computer and integrates the mission equipment.