22-Jun-22 - Japan Coast Guard signed contract for Subaru Bell 412EPX, a civilian variant of the JPSDF UH-2. Helicopters will be delivered from 2025 #CoastGuard
06-Mar-19 - Japan Coast Guard (JCG) ordered an additional H225. JCG fleet will now have 2 AS332L2 and 11 H225/EC225LP. There are 25 Super Puma currently in Japan flown by different operators #SuperPuma
24-May-18 - Japan Coast Guard (JCG) equipped its four brand new Bell 505 training helicopters with DART Aerospace Emergency Flotation System #accessories
21-Jun-17 - New purchase will bring total JCG H225 fleet to 9 helicopters to be delivered between 2018 and 2020 to replace older AS332L1 and EC225 in order to remain 11 Super Puma in service
14-Mar-16 - Japan Coast Guard ordered their sixth H225/EC225LP as part of its older AS332L1 Super Puma fleet renewal plans. The helicopter is scheduled for delivery by the end of 2018
17-Sep-15 - The Japanese Coast Guard has selected Heli-One to deliver a major overhaul to an AS332L1 Super Puma helicopter at Heli-One’s facility in Stavanger, Norway.
05-Sep-15 - USAF 18th Wing participated for the first time in a bilateral disaster response exercise alongside Japan Self-Defense Forces and the Okinawa Prefectural Government at Atta Port
02-Mar-15 - Japan Coast Guard received the last of 3 EC225LP ordered in 2011 to replaced the one lost during the Earthquake. Is the 3000th helicopter served by Airbus Helicopter Japan hangar since 1971.
