First order for 18 EC635 placed in 2006, to replace the Alouette III. The deal included an industrial exchange element; the first two airframes were built by Eurocopter, with the remaining 16 of the first batch completed by RUAG Aerospace in Alpnach. Deliveries began in 2008.
Nov 8, 2023 · Swiss Air Force clocks 100,000 flight hours with the Airbus EC635P2+ (H135) helicopter which has been training Switzerland’s military pilots since 2008
Mar 20, 2017 · RUAG Aviation integrated a pilot assistance and helicopter safety solution on the Swiss Air Force EC635 for NATO Degraded Visual Environments (DVE) trials held at Alggialp last February