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U.S. Naval Air Training Command

U.S. Naval Air Training Command

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
Leonardo New Customer Support Center in Florida

Leonardo New Customer Support Center in Florida

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 #CustomerSupport
US Navy Trainer TH-73 Deliveries Resumed

US Navy Trainer TH-73 Deliveries Resumed

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
Frasca Trainers for US Navy TH-73A

Frasca Trainers for US Navy TH-73A

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
US Navy Orders Lot IV of 26 Leonardo TH-73A

US Navy Orders Lot IV of 26 Leonardo TH-73A

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
TH-73A Thrasher First Naval Aviation Students

TH-73A Thrasher First Naval Aviation Students

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
US Navy Orders Lot III of 36 TH-73A Thrasher

US Navy Orders Lot III of 36 TH-73A 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
TH-73 Team Wins Navy Excellence Award

TH-73 Team Wins Navy Excellence Award

15-Nov-21 - Advanced Helicopter Training System (AHTS) Team wins US Navy’s Competition Excellence Acquisition Team of the Year Award #Thrasher
First TH-73A Thrasher Delivered to US Navy

First TH-73A Thrasher Delivered to US Navy

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
First TH-73A Delivered to US Navy

First TH-73A Delivered to US Navy

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 FRASCA Simulator for Navy TH-73A #TH73
16-Nov-20 US Navy Orders 2nd Batch of TH-73A #TH73
28-Oct-20 Maintenance Contract for Navy TH-73A #maintenance
08-Sep-20 FlightSafety to Provide Training for TH-73A #simulator
27-Aug-20 FlightSafety Wins TH-73 Simulators Contract #AHTS
04-Jul-20 US Navy Instructors Begin Training in TH-73A #instructors
04-Jun-20 Triumph Subsystems for Future Navy Trainer #suppliers
15-May-20 US Government Denied Airbus Protest over Koala #GAO
15-Jan-20 Genesys Aerosystems Equipped TH-73A #Cockpit
13-Jan-20 US Navy Selected TH-119 as New Trainer TH-73A #TH73A







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