First French Navy’s H160 SAR Helicopter Starts Flight Tests
The first H160 helicopter for the French Navy (Marine Nationale) has started its flight tests at the Airbus Helicopters main site in Southern France.
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Two more H160 Helicopters for the French Navy
The French Armament General Directorate (DGA) has confirmed an option to Airbus Helicopters, Babcock and Safran Helicopter Engines for two more H160s for the French Navy.
Safran’s new-generation Euroflir 410 EO/IR system chosen for French Navy’s H160 helicopters
Babcock France, an engineering firm that provides support services for government strategic forces, has selected the new-generation Euroflir™410 optronic (electro-optical) system from Safran Electronics & Defense as part of the contract awarded by French defense procurement agency DGA (Direction Générale de l’Armement) to provide four H160 helicopters to the French Navy for a period of ten years.
Airbus comments French Navy lease-purchase of H160 SAR helicopters
The French Armament General Directorate (DGA) is to supply four H160s to the French Navy for search and rescue missions through a partnership between Airbus Helicopters, Babcock, and Safran Helicopter Engines. The contract was awarded on January 31, 2020. The French Navy will start operating these helicopters in 2022 for a period of ten years.