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.
A pesar dun atraso de catro meses debido ás protestas o primeiro UH-72 entregouse a tempo en decembro, cando se anunciou oficialmente o nome Lakota para o tipo seguindo a tradición de darlle nomes de indios americanos aos seus helicópteros.