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Airbus Helicopters Begins Flight-Testing of H160M Guépard for French Armed Forces
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Just out of the Airbus Helicopters assembly lines in Marignane, the H160M named Guépard began its first flight tests on 24 July. This new aircraft, expected by the French armed forces, will replace other helicopters at the end of their lives or already withdrawn (Gazelle, Fennec, Panther, Dauphin and Alouette III) according to the Ministry of the Army. The Guépard will be a common aircraft to the three armies (land, marine, air). The concept of …
Airbus launched on Thursday 24 July the flight tests of its future H160M multi-purpose military helicopter, also known as Le Guépard. Designed for combat and expected for 2028, this trial is a decisive step in this program, inspired by the H160 civilian helicopter.
The first prototype of the future multi-mission helicopter of the French army made its first flight this Thursday Airbus launched on Thursday the flight tests of the future multi-purpose military helicopter H160M
Airbus launches H160M flight test campaign - EDR Magazine
Marignane, France, 24 July 2025 – Airbus Helicopters has started flight-testing the H160M Guépard. This militarised version of the H160 is being developed for the French Armed Forces as part of the Joint Light Helicopter programme. The flight test crew consisted of Samuel Chartier, H160M flight test pilot, and flight test engineers Nicolas Certain, Laurent Maruejols, and Alban Corpron. The H160M’s maiden flight was celebrated during an official …
It is an aircraft of interest to both the Air and Space Army as well as the Light Air Force or the National Navy. On Thursday, 24 July 2025 the Ministry of the Army reported that the prototype of the H160M Guépard multi-role combat helicopter had made its first flight from the centre [...] This content First flight of the prototype of the Airbus Helicopters H160M Guépard. was first published on legendary aircraft.net - Encyclopaedia of military …
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