Helos Riding High.

The article focuses on the increasing demand of helicopters in the United States Department of Defense and around the world. As a result, the demand for helicopter manufacturing companies has also increased. Helicopters manufacturing company EADS North America won the U.S. Army's Light Utility Helicopter program. It got an order for 322 Eurocopter EC 145s and a value of about $1.7 billion for procurement. EADS's American Eurocopter has enough commercial and civil business in the U.S. already. It also provides helicopters for the U.S. Customs and Border Control and Coast Guard.