Spain To Decrease Military Helicopter Types from 14 to 4

A new helicopter master plan drawn up by the Spanish Ministry of Defence (MdD) envisages the number of different models used by the services being reduced from the current 14 to four by 2040.
Three will be from Airbus Helicopters - the NH90, the H135 (formerly EC135), and the Tiger - while the fourth will be the Boeing Chinook, which will need to be upgraded.
One of the key elements will be the navy version of the NH90, for which the Armada is seeking two variants - one a maritime transport which is not yet available, plus another for anti-submarine operations.
The Hughes 500 is due to be stood down by the Armada from 2018, to be replaced by the H135, while the Sikorsky SH-3 Sea Kings will be modernised to keep them active until the arrival of the hoped-for transport replacement.
The current modernisation programme for the Agusta-Bell AB212 will enable these to keep flying until at least 2030 from the corvette-style Buque de Acción Marítima (BAMs), while the army version of the aircraft is due to be retired by 2017.
As for the army's attack helicopters, the plan says the programme to begin phasing out the MBB Bo-105 will start soon. Now the decision has been taken that the six HAP versions of its replacement, the Tiger, will not be upgraded to the HAD-E Spanish version, from around 2027 onwards the army's airmobile forces (FAMET) will operate just 18 of the latter.
In the case of the Chinook, the MdD's aim is to upgrade from the CH-47D to CH-47F versions, with a programme office being set up to handle the proposed purchase from the United States.
The training helicopters, the Airbus H120 and the Sikorsky S-76C, are due to be taken out of service from around 2027, with the replacement almost certain to be the H135. The recent reductions in the NH90 programme will also mean modernisation programmes will be needed for the army's Airbus Super Puma and Cougar.
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El Ejército de Tierra recibirá un nuevo simulador de helicópteros de Indra para el EC-135

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Airbus completes EC135 deliveries to Spain

The last of eight Airbus EC135 helicopters ordered for the Spanish Army's air-mobile force (FAMET) in December 2013 was handed over on 5 February at the company's Albacete factory.
The long-delayed deal was eventually reformulated to include a logistics support package for the aircraft - the first helicopter of its kind to be supplied for military use.
The same model is already widely used by Spain's paramilitary and national police forces as well as regional medical services, with more than 60 being operated in total.
All the military versions are being used by FAMET for training, including tactical missions and night flying, before the pilots move on to the Airbus AS532 Cougar, Airbus Tigre (Tiger) attack helicopter, and NHIndustries NH90.
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New Training Helicopters for Royal Malaysian Air Force

A decision will made soon on the company to provide the training helicopters for the Royal Malaysian Air Force.
Under the programme, RMAF will receive a number of helicopters for basic and advanced rotary training to replace the Allouette III currently still in service at its training centre.
RMAF was expected within the next “one month or so” for the programme.
The helicopters under consideration are from the Airbus Helicopters stable namely the latest variants, of the EC120 and the EC135.
Several companies have submitted the proposal under the PFI programme, apart from Aerotree Defence and Services Sdn Bhd, which currently leased two Super King Airs, to the RMAF for its multi-engine aircraft conversion training.
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Australia Selects EC-135 as Helicopter Training For Navy and Army

The Helicopter Aircrew Training System (HATS) will be based at HMAS Albatross in Nowra, NSW. The preferred partner for HATS, Boeing Defence Australia, has proposed a training system that will include purpose designed syllabi based on 15 Airbus Helicopter EC-135 twin-engine ‘glass cockpit’ training helicopters; three full-motion Thales EC 135 Flight Simulators and addition of a flight deck to Navy’s new sea-going training vessel. Final contract negotiations with Boeing will conclude directly.
“This will deliver a fully integrated modern training environment with both in-flight and virtual environments on contemporary twin-engine helicopters and flight simulators.
“These will prepare both Navy and Army for the new generation of advanced combat helicopters such as the Tiger Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter, MRH-90 Taipan, MH 60R Seahawk Romeo and our new CH-47F Chinook Foxtrots.”
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Spain confirms cuts to EC135 order

Spanish government has finally confirmed the financing package for a reduced order of Airbus EC135 training helicopters for the Spanish Army.
An original plan to acquire 12 EC135s has been scaled back to eight helicopters.
The helicopters are destined for the training centre of the army's airmobile forces - FAMET.
Several helicopters had already been partially built at the Airbus plant in Albacete in southeast Spain when the first two of the T2 version.
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Two EC135s delivered to Spanish Army

Airbus Helicopters’ factory in Spain provided the setting early this week for the delivery of the two EC135 helicopters to the Spanish Army Airmobile Force (FAMET). The aircraft were the first to be delivered as part of a contract for eight EC135s signed on December 27.
The contract also includes a logistics package that will support fleet sustainability in the coming years. The remaining six helicopters will be delivered during the course of 2014, and will also be allocated to the CEFAMET Helicopter School Battalion. These two new units bring the Spanish Ministry of Defense’s total fleet of EC135s to 16 helicopters, making it the world’s leading operator of the EC135 for military use, which is also operational in countries such as Germany and Japan.
The new aircraft will meet the Spanish Army’s pressing need to provide its combat pilots with advanced training in tactical missions. Involving the use of night vision goggles and instrument flights, this training prepares pilots to perform maneuvers and combat missions in larger platforms such as the Cougar, Tiger and the NH90.
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Confirmada la compra de 12 helicópteros EC135 para el Ejército de Tierra

Los helicópteros EC 135 fabricados por Eurocopter para el Ejército de Tierra serán por fin una realidad en 2014. Los presupuestos de 2014 reflejan la compra, por un importe de 65,28 millones de euros, de 12 EC135 para formación. Es el único programa especial de armamento para el que se ha contemplado partida presupuestaria el próximo año.
La adquisición se materializará después de más de tres años de retrasos.
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ESPAÑA ADQUIERE 9 HELICOPTEROS EC135 PARA LAS FAMET

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El Ministerio de Defensa de España adquirirá nueve helicópteros ligeros EC 135 para las Fuerzas Aeromóviles del Ejército de Tierra (FAMET). Estas nueve unidades se unen las doce recientemente adquiridas por el Ministerio del Interior. Todos estos helicópteros serán la planta de Eurocopter en Albacete. Las cinco primeras unidades se entregarán al Ejército de Tierra este año y las cuatro restantes en 2011.
En la actualidad, catorce helicópteros EC135 se encuentran en servicio tanto en la Policía como en la Guardia Civil, cantidad que se elevará a 51 unidades cuando se efectúen las futuras contrataciones. En el ámbito del Ejército de Tierra , el EC 135 está operativo en la Unidad Militar de Emergencias.

EUROCOPTER FIRMA UN CONTRATO POR 12 EC-135 PARA LA GUARDIA CIVIL/EUROPTER AND SPAIN SIGNS AN AGREEMENT FOR 12 EC-135 FOR 'GUARDIA CIVIL' AND POLICE

El Ministerio del Interior español ha firmado el contrato de adquisición de doce helicópteros Eurocopter EC135 P2i.
Seis de los aparatos irán destinados, en configuración IFR policial, a la Policía Nacional y los otros seis se integrarán a la flota del Servicio Aéreo de la Guardia Civil, uno de ellos adaptado para servicio de rescate en montaña.
Cuatro las doce unidades serán entregadas en 2010, cuatro en 2011 y el resto en 2012 Tanto la Policía Nacional como la Guardia Civil disponen actualmente en sus flotas respectivas de siete helicópteros EC135. A estos catorce aparatos actualmente en servicio se sumarán los doce ahora adquiridos y, mediante la firma futuros contratos, se alcanzará un total de 51 aparatos EC135, con los que se completaría el plan de modernización de flota de los Cuerpos y Fuerzas de Seguridad del Estado.
Estos helicópteros se fabricarán en España, en la planta de Eurocopter en Albacete.
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According Defensa.com Spanish Ministry of Interior and Eurocopter have reached an agreement for 12 EC135 P2 Helicopters. Half of them will be for 'Policía Nacional'(Spanish Police), and half for 'Servicio Aéreo de la Guardia Civil' (Guardia Civil Air Service), one of them for mountain SAR.
Deliveries are scheduled in 2010 (4), 2011 (4) and 2012 (4).Both 'Policía Nacional' and 'Guardia Civil' have seven in their inventory (7+7). They will be followed by 12, after the agreement, and is expected a total of 51. to finish the enhancement plant for Spanish Security and Safety Corps. The helicopters are to be built in Eurocopter's plant in Spain, locate in Albacete, near BA Los Llanos, home of 'Ejercito del Aire' Ala 14.