Airbus H145

Surprise Chinese attack helicopter appearance highlights worldwide trend despite increase in low-altitude threats.

The Ecuadorean Air Force FAE’s strategic decisions reflect a pragmatic approach to security needs, emphasizing adaptability and efficiency in the face of evolving challenges.

Saudi Arabia's The Helicopter Company has signed multi-year framework orders with Airbus and Leonardo for a combined 250 helicopters at Heli-Expo.

Airbus is to establish a final assembly line for the company’s H145 twin-engine light helicopter in the U.S.

Militaries in the region are looking to evolve their attack helicopters.

Fast rotorcraft efforts might be accelerating across the industry, but keep watch on the light turbine helicopter market during 2024.

Paris has ordered 42 Airbus H145 light twin-engine helicopters for use by France's Sécurité Civile and Gendarmerie Nationale air services.

The global rotorcraft market is in a steady state, but orders and deliveries have still yet to return to pre-COVID-19 levels, Airbus Helicopters CEO says.

The country’s order for armed H145Ms is the largest order yet for Airbus’ militarized light twin.

Germany has placed an order with Airbus Helicopters for up to 82 light-attack versions of the OEM’s H145 twin-engine light helicopter.

A notice issued by the Defense Ministry says the UK is ordering six Airbus H145 Jupiter helicopters along with three years of support services.

The OEM is growing its experimental helicopter fleet to help shape technologies for its advanced air mobility ambitions.

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The Western Australia Police Force acquisition of the five-bladed Airbus H145 is part of a state-funded upgrade of its air wing.

Hungary has taken delivery of the first two of 16 Airbus Helicopters H225Ms on order.

Leonardo and Airbus are positioning themselves to fulfill the Royal Malaysian Navy’s (RMN) requirement for naval helicopters.

The 4-ton-class H-145 and 6-ton-class H-160 are future potential options for the Brazilian army, which now operates a version of the Airbus AS565 Panther.

The Chilean Air Force is embarking on a replacement program for its Bell UH-1H single-turbine helicopters that have been in service for more than 50 years.

Airbus has teamed with the Norwegian Air Ambulance Foundation to study how the OEM’s CityAirbus eVTOL aircraft could handle future medical missions.

The German Army is drastically changing the scope of its planned procurement for a Light Utility Helicopter, instead focusing on light attack missions.

Airbus Helicopters CEO Bruno Even reports "positive discussions which are creating a level of expectation in 2023 and the years to come."

Airbus Helicopters has performed the first retrofit to convert a four-blade H145 twin-engine light rotorcraft into a five-blade model.

Airbus has signed a new cooperation deal with Romania’s Industria Aeronautică Română (IAR) which could see the Romanian company customize, service and support H145M twin-engine light multirole helicopters.

Ecuador’s Air Force has begun receiving new H145 twin-engine light helicopters from Airbus.

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