The Royal Thai Army acquires six Airbus Helicopters EC145 T2

A further addition to the Royal Thai Army’s rotorcraft fleet has been committed with the acquisition of six Airbus Helicopters light-utility EC145 T2.
The Royal Thai Army signed for six EC145 T2s with a VIP installation, under the Light Utility Helicopter Type II requirement, to be deployed principally on official passenger transport duties, with deliveries scheduled to begin in 2016.
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US Army Orders 41 UH-72 Lakota Helicopters

Airbus has been awarded a contract modification to build 41 more UH-72A Lakota light utility helicopters for the US Army, planned as flight trainers.
The contract brings the total number of Lakota helicopters ordered to 411 — 400 for the Army or National Guard, five for the US Naval Test Pilot School and six that will go to Thailand through the foreign military sales program. Airbus has delivered 331 of the aircraft.
The 41 aircraft are all to be built at the Airbus facility in Columbus, Mississippi. The Army had used the Lakota, a militarized version of the commercial EC145, for non-combat purposes: homeland security, drug interdiction, general support, logistics and medical evacuation.
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Kazakhstan to acquire Su-30SM fighters

Kazakhstan is to acquire the Sukhoi Su-30SM 'Flanker' as it looks to recapitalise its Soviet-era fighter force.
The disclosure was made by the Commander in Chief of the Kazakhstan Air Defence Forces , during a visit to the Irkutsk Aviation Plant where the Su-30SM is built.
The government announcement did not disclose aircraft numbers or delivery timelines.
The Su-30SM has been developed from the Indian Su-30MKI and is intended by the Russian Air Force as a stop-gap until the Su-35 and Sukhoi T-50 PAK-FA enter service later in the decade. The two-seat Su-30SM features an improved radar, communications, and ejector-seat system. In addition, the aircraft's weaponry configuration has been adjusted to Russian specifications.
Kazakhstan currently fields MiG-27, Su-25, MiG-31, Su-27, and MiG-29, all inherited from the Soviet Union in the early 1990s.
Kazakhstan has recently been procuring Western aircraft for the first time in the guise of the Airbus C295 transport aircraft, as well as EC145 and Bell UH-1 Huey II helicopters (and has been touted as a potential customer of the Airbus A400M transport aircraft).
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Eurocopter demonstrates unmanned EC145

Eurocopter has unveiled an optionally piloted vehicle (OPV), based on its EC145 light twin, which has been in development since September 2011.

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Kazajistán podría adquirir 45 helicópteros EC-145/Kazakhstan seeks defence deal for 45 EC145s

Kazajistán podría adquirir hasta 45 helicópteros Eurocopter EC145 para uso militar, según carta de intenciones firmada entre la compañía europea y el Ministerio de Defensa Kazajo.
Eurocopter informa que podría entregar los helicópteros en un plazo de seis años desde el pedido en firme.
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Kazakhstan could acquire up to 45 Eurocopter EC145 medium-twin helicopters for military applications, under a new memorandum of understanding signed with the European company, its parent EADS and the nation's defence ministry.
Eurocopter says the nation should take delivery of the new aircraft within a six-year period under the proposed deal
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EUROCPTER SENDS 3 EC-145 FOR EVALUATION FOR US ARMY

Según DefenseNews, Eurocopter enviará a Estados Unidos 3 demostradores de helicópteros EC145 para evaluación por el U.S. Army, para servir como helicóptero de reconocimiento armado.
Se enviarán tres configuraciones, desde la versión desarmada, para mostrar características de vuelo, otra para mostrar la capacidad de carga y otra para mostrar la parte de aviónica. Lockheed Martin es el subcontratista en Estados Unidos.
Eurocopter espera que los requerimientos completso sean publicados por el U.S. Army en la segunda mitad de 2011. El U.S. Army compró el EC145 para su programa "light utility helicopter (LUH)", y lo opera bajo el nombre de UH-72A Lakota, de los que utiliza 90 Unidades . La U.S. Navy también lo tiene bajo pedido, con 5 unidades en servicio hasta la fecha. La producción se realiza en Mississippi.
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According DefenseNews Eurocopter will send to the United States this summer three EC145 helicopters fitted out as technology demonstrators as part of its bid for the U.S. Army's armed aerial scout requirement.
Three configurations of the twin-engined aircraft are to be built and will range from an unarmed version to demonstrate the flight domain, a second unit with dummy payloads and a third with full mission equipment including weapon systems integration. Lockheed Martin is the U.S. partner for mission systems.
Eurocopter expects the full request for proposals from the U.S. Army to appear some time in the second half of 2011. The U.S. Army bought the EC145 for its light utility helicopter (LUH) program, and operates the aircraft as the UH-72A Lakota. The U.S. Navy has also ordered the aircraft.
Eurocopter has delivered 95 LUHs, including five to the Navy. Full production of the aircraft is underway in Mississippi.