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U.S. Navy takes delivery of first TH-73A helicopter

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Leonardo Helicopters handed over the keys to the first operational TH-73A helicopter to the U.S. Navy at its AgustaWestland Philadelphia Corporation (Leonardo) plant in Philadelphia on Jun. 10.

PHILADELPHIA (June 10, 2021) — Vice Adm. Kenneth Whitesell, Commander, U.S. Naval Air Forces, accepts the key to a TH-73A training helicopter from William Hunt, Chief Executive Officer for Leonardo Helicopters, during the acceptance ceremony for TH-73A June 10 at Leonardo’s Agusta Westland Philadelphia Corporation plant in Philadelphia. During the ceremony, Whitesell accepted the first TH-73A from Leonardo on behalf of the Navy. U.S. Navy Photo by Lt. Alyssa LaRosa (Released)

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Raytheon secures $3.12 billion contract to supply APG-82 radars for the F-15

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Raytheon has secured a $3.12 billion contract to supply APG-82 radars for F-15 under an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity award on Jun. 9.

An F-15E Strike Eagle from the 336th Fighter Squadron sits in a hanger while members of the Radar Modernization Program Eagle modernization program team begin removing panels, Oct. 3, 2016, at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina. More than 90 jets at Seymour Johnson AFB will receive the radar modifications, projected to be completed in seven to nine years. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Shawna L. Keyes)
An F-15E Strike Eagle from the 336th Fighter Squadron sits in a hanger while members of the Radar Modernization Program Eagle modernization program team begin removing panels, Oct. 3, 2016, at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina. More than 90 jets at Seymour Johnson AFB will receive the radar modifications, projected to be completed in seven to nine years. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Shawna L. Keyes)

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