15-Dec-25 - Germany has exercised an option for 20 additional Airbus H145M light combat helicopters (LKH), increasing the total order to 82 aircraft. Deliveries began in November 2024 as part of the replacement of the Tiger. #H145M
17-Oct-25 - ESA astronauts completed 3-week helicopter training in preparation for future lunar missions at the Bundeswehr’s International Helicopter Training Centre (Internationales Hubschrauberausbildungszentrum, IHAZ) in Bückeburg, using the Airbus EC135 #astronauts
18-Nov-24 - Airbus Donauwörth in Germany has delivered the first of 57 five-bladed H145M helicopters to the German Army. An additional five helicopters will be delivered to the Luftwaffe Special Forces Command. There is an option for 20 more aircraft #H145M
03-Jul-24 - Safran Helicopter Engines Germany in Hamburg has signed a support-by-the-hour (SBH) maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) contract with Airbus for 124 Arriel 2E engines powering the new fleet of H145M LUH SK that will enter service through 2030 to replace the Tiger fleet #Arriel2E
13-Jun-24 - NATO Helicopter Management Agency (NAHEMA) signed contract for development of the NH90 Block 1 upgrade (also known as Software Release 3) for 200 TTH (land) and NFH (naval) helicopters used by Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, and Italy #NH90
14-Dec-23 - Germany signed a contract for 62 (+20 options) Airbus H145M helicopters based on the five-bladed H145D3. The German Army will receive 57 of these to replace the Tiger gunships, while the Luftwaffe will receive the remaining five for its special forces #H145M
23-Nov-23 - Reiser Simulation and Training (RST) awarded contract to deliver NH90 Rear Cabin Trainer for NAHEMA (NATO Helicopter Management Agency) and Germany #NH90
23-Jun-22 - “H145M LUH SK”, a team of German aerospace and defence companies lead by Airbus, is offering the 5-bladed H145/Bk117D3 for the Bundeswehr light support helicopter requirement. #H145M
22-Nov-21 - Airbus NH90, H135, H145 and H155 helicopter provided emergency assistance during recent floods in the German regions of North Rhine Westphalia and Rhineland Palatinate. #flooding
27-Jun-21 - Germany Armed Forces retired the last UH-1D Huey helicopters after more than half a century of service. Dornier built 340 UH-1Ds for the German Air Force and Army. Search and rescue (SAR) units now flies the Airbus H145 #Retired
22-Mar-21 - Airbus delivered 7th and last EC145T2/H145 LUH SAR (Light Utility Helicopter, Search and Rescue) to Germany to replace the UH-1D at Niederstetten, Nörvenich and Holzdorf #SAR
