The next presidential helicopter is coming
Since 1953, Sikorsky's helicopters have served every US commander in chief since President Dwight D. Eisenhower, and that legacy is poised to continue with the VH-92A program.
Sikorsky Aircraft, a unit of Lockheed Martin, won the $1.24 billion US Navy contract in 2014 to develop six new presidential helicopters.
On Monday, Lockheed Martin announced that the VH-92A team "successfully demonstrated that the design meets the system requirements."
In short, it's all happening.
The aircraft will now enter production, and test flights are scheduled for 2017.
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