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TH-73A delivered to NAS Whiting Field

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Leonardo Helicopters has delivered the first operational TH-73A training helicopter to NAS Whiting Field on Aug. 6.

MILTON, Fla. (Aug. 6, 2021) The Navy’s first TH-73A Thrasher arrives at Naval Air Station Whiting Field in Milton Aug. 6, 2021. The TH-73A will be assigned to Training Air Wing 5 on base and will replace the TH-57B/C Sea Ranger as the undergraduate rotary and tilt-rotor helicopter trainer for the Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Michelle Tucker)

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U.S. Navy will likely turn unmanned cargo delivery concept into program of record

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Currently, the U.S. Navy relies on helicopters to transfer cargo from ship-to-ship. However, most of those items are less than 10lbs. An unmanned cargo delivery platform is being tested out for this role and the concept would likely become a program of record.

210221-N-OO801-1007 NORFOLK, Va. (Feb. 21, 2021) The USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) Beach Detachment in collaboration with Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center (MARMC) tested the abilities of a Blue Water Maritime Logistics UAS to deliver a package to the ship from MARMC Headquarters on Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia. MARMC provides surface ship maintenance, management and oversight of private sector maintenance and fleet technical assistance to ships in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States and provides support to the fifth and sixth Fleet Area of Responsibilities. They are also responsible for the floating dry-dock Dynamic (AFDL-6). (U.S. Navy Photo by Chris Wyatt/Released).

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