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Belgium Takes Delivery of First Airbus H145M Helicopter

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Donauwörth, Germany, 24 June 2026 – Airbus Helicopters has delivered the first H145M helicopter to the Kingdom of Belgium, marking a major milestone in the modernisation of the nation’s defence and security capabilities. The aircraft is part of a wider procurement contract signed in 2024 via the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) to equip both the Belgian armed forces and the Federal Police. Highlighting the growing momentum of the progr…

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The Air Force's first H145M, a versatile light helicopter, was presented on Tuesday at Beauvechain Base. ...

·Brussels, Belgium
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The first new H145M helicopter has been put into service at the Bevekom Air Base. It is a European Airbus aircraft that replaces the old Agusta helicopter and the malfunctioning NH-90. Our country is purchasing 20 units, for both Defence and the police. Cost per unit: 20 million euros. The aircraft can also be deployed to combat wildfires.

·Antwerp, Belgium
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In June 2024, through the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA), the Belgian Ministry of Defence notified Airbus Helicopters of an order for fifteen H145M light helicopters for its air force. This order was intended to replace not only its Agusta A109 Hirundo helicopters, which had been in service since the 1990s... This article, "Airbus Helicopters Delivers the First of Fifteen H145M Light Helicopters Expected by the Belgian Air Force," fi…

A few months after the reception of the first F-35 aircraft, the Defense welcomes a new leading aircraft. The H145M helicopter, multifunctional, receives a rather positive critique. Once it is not customary. The post La Défense receives its new 20 million-piece helicopters: "This time the Belgians played well" appeared first on Le Vif.

Airbus Helicopters delivered the first H145M helicopter to the Kingdom of Belgium, marking an important milestone in the modernisation of the country's defence and security capabilities. The helicopter is part of a wider supply contract signed in 2024 through the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) to equip both the Armed Forces and the Belgian Federal Police....

·Italy
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vrt broke the news in Antwerp, Belgium on Tuesday, June 23, 2026.
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