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Sea-Air-Space 2019: New US presidential helicopter nears production.
The USMC’s VH-92A presidential helicopter replacement could soon receive the go-ahead to enter production, according to a key official.
A developmental VH-92A helicopter conducts landing and take-off testing at the White House South Lawn in September 2018 (Picture source:)
Based on the feedback from test pilots, VH-92A production is expected to start soon after the milestone meeting, Marine Maj. Gen. Gregory L. Masiello, the program executive officer for Air anti-submarine warfare, assault and special mission programs (PEO (A)) said during a presentation at the Navy League’s 2019 Sea Air Space exposition.
“I believe that things went reasonably well,” Masiello said of the recent VH-92A testing. “The reason I say that is because I know where the aircraft took off from every day and I know where they landed every day, and it was where it was supposed to. The feedback was relatively positive.”
Sikorsky won the competition with its VH-92A design, a variant of the Sikorsky S-92 helicopter which is used by 11 other nations to transport their heads of state.
President Donald Trump with Marine One on the White House South Lawn in 2018 (Picture source: Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead)