UH-72A Lakota
Light utility helicopterFielded 2007Pending verification
Also known as: UH-72A Lokota
Air ForcesUSA
Length 13.03 m
Fact cardConfidence · Source
System
TypeLight utility helicopter
Alternative designationsUH-72A Lokota
Date of introduction2007
ProliferationAt least 3 countries
Dimensions and weight
Flight performance
Armament and payload
Main Gun SystemThe UH-72A Lakota helicopter is unarmed. It is used mainly for logistics and support missions in non-combat environments. It can also perform medical evacuations and personnel recovery tasksMed[1]
Variants
UH-72B LakotaUpgrade of the UH-72A; this configuration is based on the upgraded civilian H145. The model has a Fenestron tail rotor, more powerful engines, enhanced controls, and the Airbus Helionix avionics suite. It will enter service with the ARNG in 2021.[1]
AAS-72XA proposed armed version of the UH-72 for the US Army's Armed Aerial Scout OH-58D replacement program offered by EADS and Lockheed Martin.[1]
AAS-72X+An armed military version of the Eurocopter EC145T2 also proposed for the Armed Aerial Scout program. It was equipped with more powerful engines with an extra 200 shaft horsepower each, a fenestron shrouded tail rotor, and a fully digital glass cockpit.[1]
The UH-72A Lakota is a twin-engine helicopter with a single, four-bladed main rotor. The UH-72 is a militarized version of the Eurocopter EC145 and was built by American Eurocopter (now Airbus Helicopters, Inc.), a division of Airbus Group, Inc.
Draft entry. Values come from the cited public sources and are awaiting editor verification.
- UH-72A Lakota American Light Utility Helicopter, U.S. Army TRADOC G-2 Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)
Published/updated 2026-03-20 · Tier 1 · checked 2026-10-10
- 2026-10-10 Entry created from the Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN), bulk import