U.S. Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations has used the AS350/H125 AStar family as its primary Light Enforcement Helicopter (LEH) since introducing the Eurocopter AS350 during the 1990s for border security missions. The type became a major part of the fleet after a 2008 order for 50 AS350 helicopters, supporting surveillance, tactical patrol, search, border security and law enforcement operations across the United States. Following Airbus Helicopters' 2015 rebranding of the AS350 as the H125, CBP AMO has continued modernizing the fleet with new-production aircraft, including 16 H125s ordered in 2020 and a further 10 aircraft ordered in 2026.
Jul 7, 2026 · U.S. Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations has ordered 10 Airbus H125 helicopters to support border security, law enforcement and public safety missions across the United States.
Nov 13, 2025 · U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) becomes the first federal law enforcement agency to use Loft Dynamics’ FAA-qualified Airbus H125 helicopter VR simulator at its Oklahoma City training center
Jan 27, 2021 · U.S. Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee $21.2M contract for 9 Airbus AS350B3e/H125 Light Enforcement Helicopters (LEH). First announced during last year Heli-Expo, Airbus get order for 16 new helicopters
Sep 14, 2020 · Canadian Eagle Copters supplied the Eagle Audio System (P139-HD) and the Avionics Switch Console (P132) for the recently acquired 16 Airbus H125 helicopters for the U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Aug 19, 2020 · Airbus delivered the first of 16 new Advanced Law Enforcement H125/AS350B3e helicopters manufactured in Mississippi to the US Department of Homeland Security’ Customs Border Protection (CBP) ordered during last Heli-Expo
Jan 28, 2020 · Airbus to deliver 16 new AS350B3e / H125 to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). Homeland Security has received over 100 AS350/EC120 over the past 30 years