U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Air and Marine (OAM) recently took delivery of its third operational Sikorsky UH-60L model helicopter as part of a recapitalization effort. CBP is in the process of extending the life of its aircraft by converting select UH-60A model helicopters to the UH-60L model. The helicopter will initially be based in Tucson, Ariz.
This effort is part of the interagency agreement CBP signed with the U.S. Army Utility Helicopter Program Office in 2008 to convert the helicopters. The agreement reduces program development time and the need for additional resources not readily available to CBP. OAM sought the expertise of the U.S. Army as it is currently converting several hundred of its UH-60As to UH-60Ls at a rate of more than 50 per year.
In regard to Australian Defence, the reader commented:
"Pity we could not show such sense."
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