Super Puma/Cougar in Armée de l'Air

Testing EC725 Caracal loading in A400M transport

1980 for French Air Force Aerospatiale-built Super Pumas see here
1991 Eurocopter AS-532UL Cougar
2005 Eurocopter EC-725R2 Caracal
2016 EC225LP ex Navy

News

APROC 2017, 28-Jun-17 :

Italian air force held the Air Centric Personnel Recovery Operatives Course (APROC), the main training event in Europe in combat search and rescue.

Héli-Union Opens a New Branch in Pau, 10-Apr-17 : Opening May 2017 at Pau Airport will provide regular inspection of helicopters Cougar and Super Puma (AS332/AS532) of the French Armed Forces

French Air Force H225M Air Refueling, 27-Apr-16 :

In-flight refueling of the French Air Force EC725 / H225M Caracal helicopter

Operation Barkhane: First Air Refueling of Helicopters, 05-Nov-15 : A French Caracal helicopter, using an U.S. C-130 Hercules, made for the first time an aerial refueling during Operation Barkhane in Africa.

Sagem To Upgrade French Helicopters Optronic Systems, 16-Jun-15 : Paris Air Show 2015 Sagem will upgrade Euroflir 350 optronic systems on the French army s Cougar helicopters, and the Caracal fleet deployed by France s special and conventional forces.

Cougar / Super Puma MK 2+ First Flight, 30-Nov-00 : The new MK2+ version of Cougar / Super Puma helicopter completed its maiden flight from the Eurocopter plant in Marignane

Cougar Completed In-Flight Refueling Tests, 15-Nov-00 : French Air Force Cougar Mk2 in combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) version completed aerial refueling tests from a KC-130 Hercules in October 2000

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Units

Years	Units	bold : Current base of the Unit
2012/	EH 1/44	Solenzara (BA126)
2006/	EH01.067	Cazaux (BA120)
1992/	GAM00.056	Evreux Fauville (BA105)
??/12	ETOM 82	Tahiti-Faa'a (BA190)

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C/N	Mod	Built	ID In this Organisation	In other Org

2342	as532ul	1991	2342: AdlA; 2006 GAM00.056./FX; 2007 GAM00.056./FX

2369	as532ul	1992	2369: AdlA; 2006 GAM00.056./FW ; 2007 GAM00.056./FW

2375	as532ul	1992	2375: 2007 GAM00.056 /FV

2377	as332m1		2377: AdlA /FU, conv AS332L1

2461	as532ul	1998	2461: from Sep09 /SA; 14jul10 EH01.067./SA pictured (top) at parad+	F-ZKDA: Eurocopter France, to AdlA

2549	ec725r2		2549: AdlA in 2010 /SB; F-ZWBC

2552	ec725r2		2552: AdlA; 2009 EH01.067./SE	F-ZKDT: Eurocopter; 5jun05 Istres air show

2555	ec725r2		2555: AdlA; 2009 EH01.067/SF

2619	ec725r2		2619: AdlA; 15mar07 pictured as 2619/SC with EH01.067 in Afghanist+

2626	ec725r2		2626: AdlA; 2009 pictured as 2626/SD with eh01.067 in Afghanistan

2741	ec225lp		2741: AdlA GAM00.056 from 30jun16	F-WJXJ: Eurocopter test serial 2741: Aeronavale May 2012 visit to Oxford / Kidlington for participation+

2752	ec225lp	2010	2752: AdlA GAM00.056 from 30jun16	F-GTDX: Eurocopter France 2010 2752: Aeronavale 27apr10 asg 32F at Lanveoc-Poulmic naval airbase 17jul10 pictured (pic1) at Lanvéoc-Poulmic Jul11 on a rescue mission to the Boudicc ship 16sep12 pictured (pic2) and (pic3) at Lann Bihoué Nava+

2770	ec725r2		2770: AdlA F-UGSG; 2011 GAM00.056 /SG

2772	ec725r2		2772: AdlA F-UGSH; 2013 GAM00.056 /SH

2778	ec725r2		2778: AdlA, test serial F-ZWDA	F-ZWDA: Eurocopter France

2789	ec725r2	2013	2789: 14jul13 EH01.067./SJ flew in parade Quatorze Juillet 2013

2802	ec725r2		2802: 02jun13 pictured (pic1) as EH01.067 /SK during Grande Manife+

2626	ec725r2		?: Bottom: pictured as 330-SD probably same aircraft

2461	as532ul	1998	F-ZKDA: ec725r2 conv to EC725R2 Caracal	F-ZKDA: Eurocopter France, to AdlA

Eurocopter Super Puma/Cougar
in
Armée de l'Air

Del'd: 17 - 1991 to present

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