Presidential helicopter testing pushed to January, IOC to July 2021

By Aidan Quigley / August 31, 2020 at 10:32 AM
The Marine Corps has pushed back the scheduled start of testing for the VH-92A presidential helicopter by six months, which will allow the Marine operational squadron more time to familiarize itself with the aircraft and prevent overlap between testing and the busy presidential election cycle. The start of initial operational test and evaluation now is now January 2021, instead of June 2020 as planned. The re-scheduled start of testing followed a decision to move the VH-92A's initial operational capability date...

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