Prime contractor EADS North America selected Helicopter Support Inc. (HSI), a Sikorsky Aerospace Services company, to perform a contractor logistics support (CLS) program for U.S. Navy light utility helicopters (LUH) at Patuxent River Naval Air Station. A modified version of the existing Army CLS program will be provided to the Navy’s LUH fleet of five UH-72A helicopters to meet the Navy’s CLS program requirement. The CLS program for the Army provides total life-cycle support capability at a dollar-per-flight-hour rate and is being subcontracted to HSI by EADS North America. HSI will provide comprehensive fleet support that includes material provisioning, transportation, integrated logistics support, Web-based maintenance management, and Web-based material management.
The U.S. Navy’s light utility helicopter fleet of five UH-72A helicopters (shown) will be supported by Helicopter Support. (U.S. Army)