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AIRBUS GROUP REGISTRATION DOCUMENT 2015 l 38 l
Informationon GroupActivities
1.1 Presentation of the Group
Civil Range
Airbus Helicopters’ civil range includes light single-engine, light
twin-engine, medium and medium-heavy helicopters, which
are adaptable to all mission types based on customer needs.
To maintain and strengthen its competitive edge in the civil
sector, Airbus Helicopters is pursuing a fast-paced product
range renewal. This entails upgrades of existing platforms as
well as development for the next generation of helicopters.
The newest products in this range are the H175, H145and
H135, which received their certification and have been delivered
in 2014.
In the civil market, Airbus Helicopters is preparing the future – the
H Generation – embodied by the all-new, medium-weight H160
civil helicopter which was unveiled and started flight testing, with
a planned entry-into-service in 2018 and launched the two-year
concept phase of the next-generation heavy-lift X6 helicopter,
tailored for the civil market.
Military Range
Airbus Helicopters’ military range comprises platforms derived
from its commercial range (such as the EC725 derived from the
EC225) as well as purely military platforms developed for armed
forces (the NH90 and the Tiger).
Designed for modern multi-mission capabilities and cost
effectiveness throughout its lifecycle, the NH90 has been
developed as a multi-role helicopter for both tactical transport
(TTH) and naval (NFH) applications. The programme, mainly
financed by the governments of France, Germany, Italy and the
Netherlands, has been jointly developed by Airbus Helicopters,
Agusta-Westland of Italy and Fokker Services of the Netherlands
as joint partners in NATO Helicopter Industries (“NHI”) in
direct proportion to their countries’ expressed procurement
commitments. Airbus Helicopters’ share of NHI is 62.5%.
There were 35NH90deliveries in 2015, for a cumulative total
of 267deliveries as of the end of 2015. The NH90 fleet has
accumulated ~90,000flight hours.
Products and Services
Airbus Helicopters offers a complete range of helicopters that covers nearly the entire civil and military market spectrum, which it
updates continuously with leading-edge technologies. This product range includes light single-engine, light twin-engine, medium
and medium-heavy helicopters, and is based on a series of new-generation platforms designed to be adaptable to both military
and civil applications. In addition, products share multiple technical features as part of a family concept approach.
The following table sets forth Airbus Helicopters’ existing product line, consisting of optimised products for different mission types:
Helicopter Type Primary Missions
Light Single Engine
H120 (previously EC120) “Colibri” Corporate/ Private, Commercial Pax Transport & Multipurpose, Civil & Military Training
Single Engine (“Ecureuil” family)
H125 “Ecureuil” (previously AS350)/
H125M “Fennec” (previously AS550) ces(1)
Public Servi , Military Utility(2) & Armed Reconnaissance,
Corporate/ Private, Commercial Pax Transport & Aerial Work
H130 (previously EC130) Commercial Pax Transport & Multipurpose, Emergency Medical, Tourism, Corporate/ Private
Light Twin Engine
H135/ H135M (previously EC135/ EC635/
EC135 T3/P3) ces(1)
VIP, Military Utility & Armed Reconnaissance, Emergency Medical, Public Servi
H145/ LUH (UH-72)/ H145M (previously
EC145/ LUH / EC645/ EC145 T2 VIP, Military Utility(2), Emergency Medical, Public Services(1)
Medium (“Dauphin” family)
AS365 “Dauphin”/ AS565 “Panther” ces(1) Military Naval Warfare Mission & Maritime Security, Public Servi
(in particular Coast Guard & SAR), Oil & Gas, Commercial Pax Transport & Multipurpose
H155 (previously EC155) ces(1) Corporate/ Private, VIP, Oil & Gas, Public Servi
H175 (previously EC175) Corporate/ Private, VIP, SAR, Emergency Medical, Public Services(1), Oil & Gas
Medium-Heavy
H215 (previusly AS332) “Super Puma”/
H215M (previously AS532) “Cougar” Civil Utility, Military Transport/ SAR, Oil & Gas
H225/ H225M (previously EC225/ EC725) ces(1) SAR, Combat-SAR, Military Transport, Oil & Gas, VIP, Public Servi
NH90 (TTH/ NFH) SAR, Military Transport, Naval
Attack
Tiger Combat, Armed Reconnaissance/ Escort
(1) Public Services includes homeland security, law enforcement, fire-fighting, border patrol, coast guard and public agency emergency medical services.
(2) Civil Utility includes different kinds of commercial activities such as aerial works, electrical new gathering (ENG), passenger and cargo transport.
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