First order for 18 EC635 placed in 2006, to replace the Alouette III. The deal included an industrial exchange element; the first two airframes were built by Eurocopter, with the remaining 16 of the first batch completed by RUAG Aerospace in Alpnach. Deliveries began in 2008. 
News |
100,000 Flight Hours for Swiss Air Force EC135 Fleet
08-Nov-23 - Swiss Air Force clocks 100,000 flight hours with the Airbus EC635P2+ (H135) helicopter which has been training Switzerland’s military pilots since 2008 #EC135
EC635 PW206 Engines First Overhaul by RUAG
12-Jun-18 - RUAG completed first overhaul of PW206 engines for the Swiss Air Force EC135P2 and EC635 helicopters #engines
Swiss EC635 at NATO DVE Flight Trials
20-Mar-17 - RUAG Aviation integrated a pilot assistance and helicopter safety solution on the Swiss Air Force EC635 for NATO Degraded Visual Environments (DVE) trials held at Alggialp last February
Thales EC635 simulator for Swiss Air Force
13-Dec-13 - Thales is pleased to announce that the EC635 helicopter Full Flight Mission Simulator (FFMS) delivered to the Swiss Air Force has achieved JAR FSTD-H* Level D certification issued by Switzerland’s Federal Office of Civil Aviation (FOCA).| More News ... |  |
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Units |
| Years | Units | Base |
|---|---|---|
| 2010- | LtSt.5 | Payerne |
| 2010- | LtSt.6 | Alpnach |
| 2010- | LtSt.8 | Alpnach |
