LEBANON AIR FORCE ORDERS SIX ARMED MD 530G SCOUT ATTACK HELICOPTERS

Mesa, Ariz., October 1, 2018 – MD Helicopters, Inc.(MDHI) announced today receipt of the third Delivery Order issued against its 5-year, $1.4 billion light scout attack helicopter IDIQ contract. The firm, fixed-price award is for six (6) armed MD 530G Scout Attack Helicopters to be delivered to the Lebanon Air Force (LAF), and includes initial logistics support (ILS) for the aircraft, as well as aircraft systems, ground support equipment, and associatedservices.

AwardedthroughU.S.ArmyContractingCommand,RedstoneArsenal,Alabama,MDHI’snewMD530Gwill receiveaU.S.ArmyAirworthinessRelease(AWR)byDecember2019.AllMD530Gaircraftdeliveriestothe Lebanon Air Force will be complete by the fourth quarter of 2020.

“The Armed MD 530G Scout Attack Helicopter is a masterpiece in design and innovation,” said Lynn Tilton, Chief Executive Officer for MD Helicopters, Inc. “With advanced avionics, integrated weapons and mission management systems, and an armament suite that delivers both precision lethality and suppressive fire capabilities, we are honored to receive this order, and look forward to delivering these highly capable aircraft to the Lebanon Air Force.”

With the award of Delivery Order 03, nearly 30% of the estimated 150 aircraft available to U.S. and Partner Nation Military Forces via the IDIQ are currently in production.

MD 530G Attack Helicopter Configuration – Lebanon Air Force

The Armed MD 530G Scout Attack Helicopter features MD Helicopters’ next-generation all-glass cockpit that includes:

• Two (2) Genesys Aerosystems IDU-680 6” x 9” LCD primarydisplays
• TekFusionGlobal’sPATHFINDER™MissionManagementSystem(MMS)and“ARES”Weapons Management System (WMS) on Dual Side-Mounted Mission

 

In addition to this advanced, all-glass cockpit, the MD 530G Scout Attack Helicopter boasts an enhanced mission equipment package designed to meet a broad array of mission profiles, including:

• DillonAero Mission Configurable Armament System(MCAS)
• 62mm ballistic armorprotection
• Ballistically tolerant crashworthy fuel system, inclusive of main andauxiliary tanks
• FN Herstal .50 caliber HMP 400 Machine GunPods
• M260 7-shot rocketpods
• 70mm/2.75” APKWS (Advanced Precision Kill Weapons System)rockets
• WESCAM MX-10D EO/IR laserdesignator
• Scorpion® Helmet-mounted Cueing System fromThales

 

 

 

 

 

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TheLebanonAirForceMD530GhelicopterswillalsofeaturetheHarrisFalconIII®RF-7850A-MRMulti- channelAirborneNetworkingRadioswithAdvancedEncryptionStandards(AES).

MD Helicopters will work with U.S. Army Aviation Engineering (AED) to ensure all aircraft are delivered with a full U.S. Army-awarded Airworthiness Release (AWR).

“Returning MD Helicopters to its legacy position as the preferred manufacturer of light scout attack helicopters has been a gratifying journey,” Tilton concludes. “I could not be more proud to have two individual aircraft models simultaneously under contract with the U.S. Army; both with the distinction of having full, U.S. Army-issued AWRs.”

 

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