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Today Airbus Helicopters announced they have an order from the German MoD for seven H145 LUH-SAR (Light Utility Helicopter Search And Rescue) They will be delivered in 2020 and start to replace the 5 decade old Heeresflieger / Army Aviation Bell-Dornier UH-1D Hueys used in the SAR role.
Bundeswehr orders H145 search and rescue helicopters (image courtesy of Airbus Helicopters)
Up to 2012 both Luftwaffe and Heeresfliegr flew the legacy UH-1D for near five decades ...the Luftwaffe performed SAR / EMS . After the revamp of German mil helicopter assets, all the Hueys went to the Heerfliegser thus they took on the traditional SAR role/ In theory they were supposed to have been retired at least 2016-2017 timeline. The Luftwaffe does have a special ops unit that flies the Airbus Helicopters H145M LUH-S0F (Light Utility Helicopter Special Ops Force) for a few years now.. Two main EMS operators DRF Luftrettung and ADAC were the first customers for the H145 likewise too their Polizei flies the H145.
Slightly digressing the H145M is becoming popular in Europe
-Serbian Armed Forces took delivery of first two , a fortnight ago
-Hungary has ordered a batch
-Duchy of Luxembourg Armed Forces has ordered a couple
Cheers
Bundeswehr orders H145 search and rescue helicopters (image courtesy of Airbus Helicopters)
Up to 2012 both Luftwaffe and Heeresfliegr flew the legacy UH-1D for near five decades ...the Luftwaffe performed SAR / EMS . After the revamp of German mil helicopter assets, all the Hueys went to the Heerfliegser thus they took on the traditional SAR role/ In theory they were supposed to have been retired at least 2016-2017 timeline. The Luftwaffe does have a special ops unit that flies the Airbus Helicopters H145M LUH-S0F (Light Utility Helicopter Special Ops Force) for a few years now.. Two main EMS operators DRF Luftrettung and ADAC were the first customers for the H145 likewise too their Polizei flies the H145.
Slightly digressing the H145M is becoming popular in Europe
-Serbian Armed Forces took delivery of first two , a fortnight ago
-Hungary has ordered a batch
-Duchy of Luxembourg Armed Forces has ordered a couple
Cheers
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