ProgramsTH-XX US Navy Advanced Helicopter Trainer
The US Navy requested proposals (RFP) for its new training helicopter
in order to replace the TH-57 Sea Ranger
(Bell 206) fleet starting 2020.
The Advanced Helicopter Training System (AHTS) contract, originally known as TH-XX was scheduled to be awarded by end 2019.
On July 2019, was announced the winner will be known as TH-73A
On January 2020, the US Navy ordered 32 AW119Kx/TH-119 in a $176M contract.
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News
| First TH-73A Delivered to US Navy, 11-Jun-21 : #TH73 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 |
| Genesys Aerosystems Equipped TH-73A, 15-Jan-20 : #Cockpit Genesys Aerosystems’ avionics suite, which includes 4 IDU-680 displays IFR certified, equipped the Leonardo TH-119 selected as the US Navy’ new training helicopter TH-73A |
US Navy Selected TH-119 as New Trainer TH-73A, 13-Jan-20 :  #TH73A US Navy awarded Leonardo Philadelphia contract valued $176M for 32 AW119Kx/TH-119 as the TH-73A new trainer helicopter to replace the Bell TH-57 (Bell 206) Sea Ranger at NAS Whiting Field aviation school in Florida |
| Leonardo to Open Support Center if Wins TH-73 Tender, 25-Sep-19 : #TH73 If selected as the US Navy’ future trainer helicopter TH-73, Leonardo plans to build a TH-119 support center in Northwest Florida near NAS Whiting Field which is where all helicopter pilots for the Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard are trained |
| IFR Certification for Bell 407GXi, 17-Aug-19 : #NavyTrainer The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) granted Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) to the Bell 407GXi. A key milestone for Bell’s single-engine helicopter to compete in the US Navy Trainer Replacement TH-73A program. The GXi uses Garmin G1000H NXi glass cockpit |
| TH-119 Obtains FAA IFR Certification, 18-Jul-19 : #certification The TH-119 obtains Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)’s Instrument Flight Rules(IFR) certification. Is the first and only IFR certified single engine helicopter in decades and is Leonardo’s bid to replace the US Navy’s fleet of aging Bell TH-57 Sea Ranger trainers |
| Leonardo Submits TH-119 for US Navy TH-XX Program, 03-Apr-19 : #THXX Leonardo has officially submitted its TH-119 to the US Navy TH-XX Advanced Helicopter Training System. Based on the AW119Kx and made in Philadelphia aims to replace the TH-57 Sea Ranger trainers |
06-Mar-19 - PW206B3 Engine for Navy H135 Proposal #Trainer
22-Dec-18 - Leonardo TH-119 IFR First Flight #TH119
23-Oct-18 - 2018 Navy Fleet Fly-In #NavyFlyIn
20-Oct-18 - H135 at the US Navy Fleet Fly-In Event #NavyFlyin
19-Sep-18 - TH-119 With New Genesys Aerosystems Avionics #TH119
02-Jun-18 - Leonardo TH-119 Trainer at Pax River Expo #expo
17-May-18 - H135 Offered for US Navy Trainer Replacement
16-May-16 - Leonardo Unveils TH-119 Proposal for US Navy
   
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