The LUH-72, Lakota helicopter, is the primary Counterdrug (CD) aerial platform. It is a twin engine helicopter with a crew of 2 pilots and 1 crew chief. It is a four bladed, low noise rotor system equipped with an MX-15 imaging camera (both Color/IR capable), audio and video recording capabilities, and an SX-16 NightSun searchlight of 30 million candle power. It is also night vision capable and the crew will fly primary at night with night vision goggles. The helicopter has a payload of up to 1000 lbs and a fuel endurance of almost 3 hours.