Renumber item to E2- Update proposal statement and recommendation information. Continued modernization of the UH72 Mission Equipment Package through integrated improvements to sub-systems and components to achieve improved mission lethality. Continue upgrades to mission equipment packages on the UH-72A and B to improve the assessment of targeting and weapons capabilities in a semi-permissive environment. Gain and maintain improved lethality by replacing the searchlight, improve communication including beyond line of sight (BLOS), Voice over Internet Protocol (VOIP), Satellite Communication (SATCOM), Mode 5 IFF compliance, and Modular Open System Approach (MOSA) Digital Backbone interoperability capability. Incorporate Aircraft Survivability Equipment (ASE) and other internal modifications to permit UH-72 A/B operating in a semi-permissible environment.