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    Ministry of Defence (MoD) H145 / EC145T2

    Ascent, a joint venture of Lockheed Martin and Babcock, is the Training Service Partner responsible for delivering the United Kingdoms Military Flying Training System (UKMFTS) program in partnership with the UK MOD.

    Ascent awarded contract to Airbus Helicopters to supply a fleet of 29 H135 (to be called Juno) and 3 H145/EC145T2 (named Jupiter) helicopters to meet the rotary-wing training requirement.

    On January 2020, four more H145 Jupiter were ordered with an additional simulator.


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    Another Jupiter Arrived at RAF Shawbury, 27-May-20 : #Jupiter The Defence Helicopter Flying School (DHFS) part of the United Kingdoms Military Flying Training System (UKMFTS) took delivery at RAF Shawbury of a brand new Airbus EC145T2/H145 known as Jupiter HT1 in British service. It is the fourth delivered and three more are expected

    UK MoD Orders Four More H145 Jupiter, 22-Jan-20 : #Jupiter British Ministry of Defence (MoD) signed £183M contract for 4 new H145/EC145T2, or Jupiter HT.1, and an additional simulator to be added to the 3 helicopters already in use by private contractor Ascent in the joint Defence Helicopter Flying School (DHFS)

    First Graduates at British Juno / Jupiter School, 27-Aug-19 : #HelicopterSchool First 13 British Armed Forces pilots completed their training within the new Rotary Wing UK Military Flying Training System (UKMFTS). The tri-Service Defence Helicopter Flying School (DHFS) operating the Juno (H135) and Jupiter (H145) at RAF Shawbury since April 2018 under contract with Ascent

    Juno and Jupiter Fully Operational, 03-Oct-18 : #UKMFTS UK MoD new Military Flying Training System (UK MFTS) H135 Juno and H145 Jupiter helicopters fully operational at RAF Shawbury and RAF Valley for the Joint Defence Helicopter Flying School (DHFS)

    Juno and Jupiter at RIAT 2017, 12-Jul-17 : UK Defence Helicopters Flying School (DHFS) new models Juno H135 and Jupiter H145 will be on static display at the Royal International Air Tattoo 2017, RAF Fairford, July 14-17

    Safran By-The-Hour Support Contract for UKMFTS, 08-Mar-17 : Heli-Expo 2017 Safran signed a Support-By-Hour (SBH) 17 year contract covering Arrius 2B2Plus (EC135T3) and Arriel 2E (EC145T2) engines operated by the UK Military Flying Training System (UKMFTS) program

    UKMFTS H135 Juno and H145 Jupiter in Britain, 08-Dec-16 : UK MoD new Military Flying Training System (UKMFTS) helicopters, the EC135T3 / H135 Juno and the EC145T2 / H145 Jupiter for the first time together in Britain

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    YearsUnitsbold : Current base of the Unit
    2018/    DHFS RAF Shawbury
    AAC Middle Wallop
    RAF Valley
    2018/    RAF 202 Squadron RAF Valley
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    20215 2020     G-RNGS: MoD LTPA (Long Term Partnering Agreement) for BUTEC (British+
    Airbus Helicopters UK G-RNGS: Airbus UK May20, test serial D-HADY

    QinetiQ G-RNGS: QinetiQ from May20
    20309 2020     ZM496: DHFS UKFMTS Jupiter HT.1
    Airbus Helicopters UK G-CLKI: Airbus Feb20, test serial D-HADR
    20310 2020     ZM497: DHFS UKFMTS Jupiter HT.1
    Airbus Helicopters UK G-CLKO: Airbus UK Feb20
    20312 2020     ZM498: DHFS UKFMTS Jupiter HT.1
    Airbus Helicopters UK G-CLKP: Airbus UK Mar20
    20313 2020     ZM499: DHFS UKFMTS Jupiter HT.1
    Airbus Helicopters UK G-CLKS: Airbus UK Mar20
    20111 2016     ZM500: DHFS UKFMTS Jupiter HT.1 /00
    Airbus Helicopters UK G-CJIV: Airbus Helicopters UK from 11nov16

    arrived at RAF Shawbury
    20123 2017     ZM501: DHFS UKFMTS Jupiter HT.1 /01, pictured
    Airbus Helicopters UK G-CJIZ: Airbus Helicopters UK Feb/Mar 2017, test serial D-HADM

    Airbus Helicopters UK G-CKGE: Airbus Helicopters UK Mar/May 2017
    20133 2017     ZM502: DHFS UKFMTS Jupiter HT.1 /02
    Airbus Helicopters UK G-CJRW: Airbus Helicopters UK Mar/Jun 2017


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