The VH-71 (file photos below) presidential helicopter program
has achieved another major milestone with the first operational
pilot production helicopter (PP-1) having completed its maiden
flight at AgustaWestland's facility in Yeovil, England.
Boeing has delivered the second of two mission system simulators
to NATO as part of the $1.32 billion Mid-Term upgrade of NATO's 17
E-3A Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft.