 In August, the UH-145 was officially designated "UH-72A" by the Department of Defense.The award was confirmed in October 2006 following protests from losing bidders.Despite a four-month delay due to the protests, the first UH-72 was delivered on time in December, when the name "Lakota" was also formally announced for the type, following the service's tradition of giving Native American names to its helicopters.