WASHINGTON, Feb 13 — The US unit of Europe's Airbus Group was awarded a contract worth US$221 million (RM795.82) to build 41 more UH-72A Lakota light utility helicopters for the US Army, the Pentagon said in its daily digest of major contracts yesterday.

The contract, which runs through July 31, 2017, marks a modification of Airbus's existing Army contract, and covers production of 41 more helicopters and associated radio communications systems. — Reuters