On November 27, 2019, the Ecuadorian Air Force announced the signing of an order for 6 Airbus H145M helicopters.
Locally dubbed Cobra, the first 2 H145 were delivered in October 2020 to Air Wing 22 (Ala 22), the operator of rotary wing aircraft in the Air Force. The final 3 helicopters were received in April 2021.
HForce weapons system delivery not confirmed.
On June 4, 2023, they participated in search and rescue (SAR) operations during the flooding caused by the overflowing of Teaone River.
Oct 27, 2020 · Airbus delivered the first two of six H145 / EC145T2 to the Ecuadorian Air Force, the first military customer for the type in South America. Nowadays, 40 Airbus helicopters are in operation in Ecuador with civil and military clients