First announced at Heli-Expo 2019 in Atlanta, the Bk117D3 is based on the EC145T2 / Bk117D2 with its Safran Arriel 2E engines, full authority digital engine control (FADEC) and the Helionix Version 8 digital avionics suite with a 4-axis autopilot.
The Bk117D3 has a new five-bladed main rotor which increase the useful load of the helicopter by 150 kg / 330 lbs and a wireless Airborne Communication System (wACS), allowing seamless and secure transmission of data generated by the helicopter in-flight and in real-time.
EASA certification achieved on June 2020 clearing the way for customer deliveries starting right after. Launch customer was the Norwegian Air Ambulance Foundation
The Bk117D-3 , like all previous Bk117 variants, is also assembled in Japan by Kawasaki
The Bk117D3 has a new five-bladed main rotor which increase the useful load of the helicopter by 150 kg / 330 lbs and a wireless Airborne Communication System (wACS), allowing seamless and secure transmission of data generated by the helicopter in-flight and in real-time.
EASA certification achieved on June 2020 clearing the way for customer deliveries starting right after. Launch customer was the Norwegian Air Ambulance Foundation
The Bk117D-3 , like all previous Bk117 variants, is also assembled in Japan by Kawasaki
Derivatives & Versions of H145D3 |
Model | Year | History |
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UH-72B Lakota 2020 | 2020 | Lakota military variant based on the H145/Bk117D3 five-bladed helicopter with Fenestron tail rotor, Helionix avionics suite and more powerful A ... |
H145M / BK117D3M 2022 | 2022 | The new version of the H145M is based on the 5-bladed H145D3 |
List of Operators of H145D3 |
Years | Model | Org | |
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2019- | Airbus Helicopters Deutschland GmbH | ||
2020- | NHV | ||
2020- | Milestone Aviation | ||
2020- | Norsk Luftambulanse | ||
2020- | Scandinavian AirAmbulance | ||
2021- | Helicopteros Marinos | ||
2021- | Ascent Helicopters | ||
2021- | Canadian Ambulance Services | ||
2021- | Sécurité Civile | ||
2021- | Helicopter Travel Munich | ||
2021- | Luftwaffe | ||
2021- | ADAC Luftrettung | ||
2021- | DRF Luftrettung | ||
2021- | Babcock Italia | ||
2021- | Ministry of Emergency Situations of Ukraine | ||
2021- | UH-72B Lakota | Airbus Helicopters Inc | |
2021- | UH-72B Lakota | US Army Aviation | |
2022- | Babcock France | ||
2022- | SAMU | ||
2022- | Transportes Aereos Pegaso | ||
2022- | The Helicopter Company | ||
2022- | REGA | ||
2022- | Loft Dynamics | ||
2022- | UK Air Ambulances | ||
2023- | Australia Police | ||
2023- | Ecocopter | ||
2023- | H145M / BK117D3M | Ethniki Froura | |
2023- | Landespolizei | ||
2023- | EliFriulia | ||
2023- | Luxembourg Air Rescue | ||
2023- | Starspeed Ltd | ||
2024- | Gendarmerie Nationale | ||
2024- | LCI Aviation | ||
2024- | Valstybes Sienos Apsaugos Tarnyba | ||
2025 | H145M / BK117D3M | Heeresflieger | |
2025 | Royal Air Force |
Global Distribution of H145D3 |
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