(CercleFinance.com) – The Directorate General of Armaments (DGA) has ordered 42 new H145 helicopters on behalf of the Ministry of the Interior. Deliveries are expected to begin in 2024.
Among these 42 helicopters, 36 are intended for the French rescue and emergency response agency, Civil Security, and 6 will be assigned to the French police and the National Gendarmerie.
The contract includes an option for 22 additional H145s for the National Gendarmerie.
‘The H145 has already proven itself with Civil Security carrying out numerous rescue missions in the difficult mountainous environment of the French Alps,’ declared Bruno Even, CEO of Airbus Helicopters.