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Daily Life of a French Air Force Puma Helicopter Female Pilot

Daily Life of a French Air Force Puma Helicopter Female Pilot

11-Mar-24 - French Air and Space Force Captain Bérénice tells us about her daily life as a pilot in the 1/44 helicopter squadron at the Ventiseri-Solenzara air base #WomenInAviation
French Air Force and Space H160M at Paris Air Show

French Air Force and Space H160M at Paris Air Show

23-Jun-23 - The French Air Force and Space featured the Airbus H160M Cheetah (Gepard) at the Paris Air Show 2023 as an opportunity to present the future light joint helicopter (HIL) of the Armed Forces #PAS2023
P1AR SAR/Tactical Training for French Armed Forces

P1AR SAR/Tactical Training for French Armed Forces

12-Feb-23 - Priority 1 Air Rescue (P1AR) awarded contract to provide virtual SAR, tactical, aerial use of force/gunnery and night vision flight for French Armed Forces helicopter crews #winching
France Orders First Batch of 30 H160M

France Orders First Batch of 30 H160M

22-Dec-21 - France signed contract for first batch of several prototypes and 30 Airbus H160M Guépard helicopters (21 for army, 8 for navy and 1 for air force) as part of the Light Joint Helicopter programme (HIL)
A400M Close to Helicopter Refueling Certification

A400M Close to Helicopter Refueling Certification

19-Apr-21 - The Airbus A400M airlifter aims to achieve full helicopter air-to-air refuelling certification later this year with the conclusion of all mandatory night operation trials. The campaign started in 2019 and is run with 2 French Air Force EC725 (H225M) in southern France #A400M
France Orders Eight H225M

France Orders Eight H225M

17-Apr-21 - French Air and Space Force ordered 8 Airbus H225M helicopters. Will be delivered in 2024 and based at Cazaux airbase. The French navy ordered second VSR700 drone prototype #H225M
First Fuel Transfer Between A400M and H225M

First Fuel Transfer Between A400M and H225M

21-Aug-20 - As part of the A400M certification, an Airbus / French Air Force team completed the first full aerial refueling between the new cargo aircraft and a H225 / EC725 Caracal helicopter following last year successful contact tests #A400M
Exercise Dark Dune 2020

Exercise Dark Dune 2020

27-Feb-20 - French Air Force performed helicopter aerial refueling from Hercules Tanker aircraft during Dark Dune 2020 #DarkDune
Service Support for French Cougar and Caracal

Service Support for French Cougar and Caracal

27-Nov-19 - Heli-Union service center at Pau contracted by Airbus to perform maintenance support for 26 AS532 Cougar and 18 EC725 Caracal helicopters used by the French Army and Air Force #Maintenance
Additional Caracal for French Special Forces

Additional Caracal for French Special Forces

14-Jun-19 - The Armée de l’air ordered an additional H225M Caracal for its elite Helicopters Squadron 01.067 Pyrénées based at Cazaux (BA120). Will join a fleet of 10 EC725 used to support special forces and capable of aerial refueling #Caracal
Spanish Tanker Refueled French Caracal

Spanish Tanker Refueled French Caracal

21-Oct-18 - A Spanish air force KC-130 tanker deployed to Istres in France to performed an aerial refueling exercise with a French EC725 Caracal helicopter #refueling
Heli-Union First Ever H225M Major Overhaul

Heli-Union First Ever H225M Major Overhaul

01-May-18 - Héli-Union maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility at Toussus-le-Noble performing their first ever EC725 Caracal major overhaul. The H225M belongs to the French Air Force #repair
Exercise Dark Dune 2017-II

Exercise Dark Dune 2017-II

08-Dec-17 - French Air Force Caracal pilots completed air refueling qualifications with USAF MC-130J at Cazaux in a new edition of the Dark Dune exercise
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