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Light utility military helicopter
Eurocopter UH-72 Lakota is a light utility military helicopter originating in Multinational. It was built by Eurocopter Airbus Helicopters.
Eurocopter UH-72 Lakota
Senior Master Sgt. David Lipp · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · ModifiedTrue scale
Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 13.03 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
Light utility military helicopter
Multinational
Eurocopter Airbus Helicopters
American Eurocopter Airbus Helicopters, Inc.
In service
United States Army United States Navy
463 (September 2020)
2006–present
2007
2006
Eurocopter EC145
1 or 2 pilots
9 troops or 2 stretchers and medical crew / 3,953 lb (1,793 kg) payload
42 ft 9 in (13.03 m)
11 ft 4 in (3.45 m)
3,951 lb (1,792 kg)
7,904 lb (3,585 kg)
2 × Turbomeca Arriel 1E2 turboshaft engine, 738 shp (550 kW) each
36 ft 1 in (11 m)
167 mph (268 km/h, 145 kn)
153 mph (246 km/h, 133 kn)
426 mi (685 km, 370 nmi)
13,182 ft (4,018 m)
1,600 ft/min (8.13 m/s)
1,022.4 sq ft (94.98 m 2 )
ONERA OA415/OA312 at root; ONERA OA409/OA407 at tip
Max gross weight: 7,903 (pounds) Cruise speed: 142 (knots) Max range: 303 (nautical miles) Endurance: 3.3 (hours) Engines (2 each): Turbomeca Arriel 1E2
Max gross weight: 7,903 (pounds) Cruise speed: 142 (knots) Max range: 303 (nautical miles) Endurance: 3.3 (hours) Engines (2 each): Turbomeca Arriel 1E2
Max gross weight: 7,903 (pounds) Cruise speed: 142 (knots) Max range: 303 (nautical miles) Endurance: 3.3 (hours) Engines (2 each): Turbomeca Arriel 1E2
Max gross weight: 7,903 (pounds) Cruise speed: 142 (knots) Max range: 303 (nautical miles) Endurance: 3.3 (hours) Engines (2 each): Turbomeca Arriel 1E2
Max gross weight: 7,903 (pounds) Cruise speed: 142 (knots) Max range: 303 (nautical miles) Endurance: 3.3 (hours) Engines (2 each): Turbomeca Arriel 1E2
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Eurocopter UH-72 Lakota equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
ThailandArmy exact named equipment holdings: UH-72A Lakota. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: HELICOPTERS / Light. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
Reported count for Airbus Helicopters UH-72A Lakota. Service scope: Royal Thai Army; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): quantity: 5. Origin: United States. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
United StatesUS Army exact named equipment holdings: UH-72A Lakota. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: HELICOPTERS / None. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
Naval Aviation exact named equipment holdings: UH-72A Lakota. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: HELICOPTERS / Light. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
Reported count for UH-72 Lakota · UH-72A. Service scope: United States Navy; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): in service: 5. Origin: Multinational. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2023), not the article revision. 2023 cited source edition. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
Reported count for UH-72 Lakota. Service scope: United States Army; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): quantity: 470. Origin: United States European Union. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2022), not the article revision. Cited source 2022-11-23. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
Reported count for UH-72A Lakota. Service scope: Navy; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct quantity component(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Explicit source inventory scope: active; no other stock status or total inferred. Count column(s): in service: 5. Origin: Germany. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.