The Moroccan Forces Royales Air ordered a fleet of Airbus H135 helicopters for military primary training, the European manufacturer announced at the Farnborough International Airshow. The number of aircraft ordered and the value of the purchase remain undisclosed.
The contract also covers a support package that includes delivery of flight training devices and training of instructor and maintenance pilots, enabling the Forces Royale Air to take full advantage of the H135’s multi-mission capabilities, such as operations at night using night-vision goggles and winching.
Arnaud Montalvo, head of Africa and Middle East at Airbus Helicopters, called the H135 “a reliable, cost-efficient multirole helicopter that is ideally suited to transitioning to more complex aircraft.”
More than 130 of the light twin H135s, which feature the Helionix avionics suite, have gone into operation by military forces and have accumulated more than 400,000 military training flight hours, according to Airbus.
