18-Feb-24 - The U.S. Chief of Naval Air Training (CNATRA) has a mission to train, mentor, and deliver Naval Aviators to the Navy, Marines, and Coast Guard. Headquartered at NAS Corpus Christi, it comprises five training air wings in Florida, Mississippi, and Texas, which house 17 training squadrons #training
31-Jul-23 - Leonardo breaks ground on a new 113,000 sq/ft customer support center in Milton, Northwest Florida, for aftermarket services for the US Navy's new helicopter fleet of TH-73 Thrasher trainers, as well as other aircraft. The center is scheduled to be completed in 2024
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05-Jun-23 - The Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) has enabled the continued delivery of the US Navy’s new training helicopter, the Leonardo TH-73A, after it was temporarily halted earlier this year due to a nonconforming antenna provided by a subcontractor #TH73
18-May-23 - Frasca started deliveries of Part Task Trainers (PTT) and Desktop Avionics Trainers (DAT) at Naval Air Station Whiting Field for the Leonardo TH-73A helicopter which replaced the Bell TH-57 #trainer
26-Dec-22 - US Navy signed the Lot IV 26 TH-73A Thrasher trainer helicopters contract ( now totaling 130 ) to be produced at Leonardo Philadelphia, PA plant by December 2024 #Thrasher
24-Sep-22 - First US Navy students naval aviators began advanced helicopter training in the new Leonardo TH-73A Thrasher with Helicopter Training Squadron HT-8 at Naval Air Station (NAS) Whiting Field in Milton, Florida #Thrasher
23-Dec-21 - The US Navy orders additional 36 Leonardo TH-73A Thrasher. The Lot III is valued $159M and brings the total number of trainer helicopters on order to 104 of the 130 planned #LotIII
09-Aug-21 - US Navy received first operational TH-73 new trainer helicopter at NAS Whiting Field. Named “Thrasher” for a brown bird common to the southeastern United States #Thrasher
11-Jun-21 - Delivery of first of 130 Leonardo Philadelphia TH-73A trainer helicopters to the US Navy. The AW119Kx was chosen to replace the TH-57 as the Undergraduate Advanced Helicopter Training System (AHTS) for the US Navy, Marines, Coast Guard and NATO allies #TH73
08-Apr-21 - US Navy awarded to FlightSafety International Contractor Instructional Services (CIS) and availability on 18 FRASCA-designed and manufactured Level 6 and Level 7 Flight Training Devices (FTD) for the new TH-73 (AW119Kx) trainer helicopter fleet #TH73
16-Nov-20 - AgustaWestland Philadelphia awarded $171M for 36 more AW119Kx / TH-73A to be delivered by December 2022. These adds to the first 32 ordered last January. All part of a 130-aircraft program to replace the Bell TH-57 for US Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard training #TH73
28-Oct-20 - The US Navy awarded first $70M of a total $465M to Vertex Aerospace for logistics, maintenance support contract for the new Advanced Helicopter Training System (AHTS) Leonardo TH-73A helicopters that will replace the 1970s TH-57 #maintenance
08-Sep-20 - FlightSafety International selected by US Navy for delivery of simulators and training services from 2021 and continue through 2028 for the new Leonardo TH-73A helicopters at Training Air Wing TAW-5 #simulator
27-Aug-20 - US Navy awarded FlightSafety $363M for 18 simulators and other support services for the Advanced Helicopter Training System (AHTS) Leonardo TH-73A between 2021 and 2026. The TH-73A is based on the AW119Kx and will replace the Bell TH-57 Sea Ranger trainers #AHTS
