Registration for the Vertical MRO Conference in Kelowna B.C. is now open! Click here to learn more. The first of 62 Airbus H145Ms ordered by the German Bundeswehr has completed its maiden flight at the manufacturer’s facility in Donauworth paving the way for the first delivery before the end of the year Announcing the news on X Airbus Helicopters added that the first German military pilots have also begun training on their new helicopters The order for 62 H145Ms — with options for a further 20 aircraft — was announced just nine months ago and represents the largest every order for the military version of the type Airbus Helicopters CEO Bruno Even referenced the “very ambitious” delivery schedule set by Germany but the manufacturer now seems well placed to meet the requirement for first delivery this year The last aircraft is set to be delivered in 2028 The German Army will receive 57 of the H145Ms and will use it in a light attack role as part of a bridge solution to replace the German Army’s fleet of Tigers The remaining aircraft will be used by the Luftwaffe’s special forces The aircraft will be based at the International Helicopter Training Center in Bückeburg The Bundeswehr already operates 16 H145M LUH special operations and eight H145 LUH search-and-rescue helicopters Army employs almost 500 helicopters from the H145 family — the UH-72 Lakota.  and website in this browser for the next time I comment Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" Bell 525 Walkaround: The First Commercial Fly-by-Wire Helicopter Bell 505 Contact seller for price Year: 2022 Click on the button below to send an email to our team and we will get to it as soon as possible Have a story idea you would like to suggest This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page