23-Apr-24 - The arrival of a Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) Boeing CH-47F Chinook at Holzdorf marks the beginning of the familiarization process for Luftwaffe crews with their forthcoming helicopter, slated to replace the CH-53G #Chinook
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
12-May-23 - US State Dept. approves possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) of 60 CH-47 Chinook helicopters to Germany valued at $8.5B. The helicopters will be based on the CH-47F Block II with custom modifications, including air-to-air refueling probes and an Extended Range Fuel System (ERFS). #Chinook
20-Apr-23 - Germany Naval Aviation new helicopters NH90 Sea Lion completed evaluation for landing and take-off from ships in all weather conditions #SeaLion
26-Sep-22 - A German Luftwaffe CH-53 heavy helicopter was successfully loaded into the A300-600ST Beluga cargo plane during tests performed at Airbus’ Manching site #beluga
03-Jun-22 - German Government announced the Boeing CH-47F Chinook as the winner of its heavy-lift helicopter competition (STH) for the future Bundeswehr heavy-lift helicopter #Chinook
01-Jul-21 - Airbus has a complete helicopter portfolio, including the H145M, H225M and NH90 models, to respond to the needs of special forces #SpecialForces
11-May-21 - Rheinmetall Aviation Services takes over maintenance of first two German Air Force (Luftwaffe) CH-53G transport helicopters at Diepholz Air Base #CH53G
20-Jan-21 - Milestone received first two five-bladed H145 helicopters. Will be operated by NHV in support of the German Air Force training program at Laupheim #leasing
24-Dec-20 - Germany replaced their CH-53 helicopters deployed in Afghanistan with NH90. Bundeswehr heavy lift helicopters were first deployed 18 years ago #Afghanistan
10-Dec-20 - NHV and Milestone leasing awarded contract to provide 1 H145/EC145T2 and 2 Bk117D3 (5-blades) helicopters (and maintenance) to German Air Force squadron HSG-64 in support of the H145M training program
