WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today commended Airbus Helicopters, Inc. in Columbus, Miss., for delivering the 300th UH-72A Lakota helicopter to the Army. U.S. military veterans comprise a majority of the workforce that manufactures the Lakota.

“The on-time and on-budget delivery of the 300th Lakota is a testament to the hardworking employees in Columbus,” Wicker said. “These Mississippians are helping provide our military with the best equipment available at the lowest cost. Lakotas are used by multiple branches of the armed forces to keep Americans secure. I applaud the men and women who work diligently every day to produce these high-tech vehicles.”