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Airbus pitches UH-72A Lakota conversions as Army weighs future for 215 trainers

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Airbus and the U.S. Army are discussing four options for the Army’s 215 UH-72A Lakota trainers, including autonomous conversions for logistics and strike missions. Separately, Airbus is advancing the Lakota Connector uncrewed cargo helicopter, while Sikorsky has introduced its containerized Nomad 100 VTOL UAS concept for expeditionary operations in contested environments.

Discovered 2026-10-13T11:05:45.793985-07:00 | 2026-10-13T11:05:45.793985-07:00

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What Hype is tracking

  • The Army’s review of 215 Lakotas puts a sizable existing fleet at a decision point, with autonomy and potential logistics or strike roles among the options under discussion.
  • Airbus’s Lakota Connector and Sikorsky’s Nomad 100 point to differing approaches to uncrewed logistics: adapting a helicopter platform versus deploying a containerized VTOL UAS for austere, contested settings.

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