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GLOBAL MILITARY
HELICOPTERS

2017 – 2018 MARKET REPORT

TABLE OF CONTENTS

2018 INTERNATIONAL MILITARY HELICOPTER 2

CONFERENCE

MARKET OVERVIEW 3

LATEST INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENTS

EUROPE 5
NORTH AMERICA 10
LATIN AMERICA & THE CARIBBEAN 12
AFRICA 14
ASIA PACIFIC 16
MIDDLE EAST 19

WORLD MILITARY HELICOPTER HOLDINGS AND

ACTIVE ORDERS
EUROPE 22
NORTH AMERICA 24
LATIN AMERICA & THE CARIBBEAN 25
AFRICA 27
ASIA PACIFIC 28
MIDDLE EAST 31

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EASTERN EUROPE
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Despite budgetary restraints, there is still continued investment across all regions into both
legacy and new rotary wing platforms. The global need for sustainment and upgrade is
being driven by geopolitical entropy and worldwide humanitarian and environmental crises,
which demand organic aerial capability.

However, military helicopters have once again been under public scrutiny following
multiple accidents in both conflict and peacetime, once again raising concerns about
safety, training and rotary wing manufacturing regulations and certification.

Number of aircrafts
in service in 2017

7,000

6,000

5,000

4,000

3,000

2,000

1,000

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NORTH EUROPE ASIA PACIFIC LATIN MIDDLE EAST AFRICA
AMERICA AMERICA &
THE
CARIBBEAN

The three largest helicopter fleets in the world are the United States, Russia and China.
North America is the biggest market, holding 30.9% of the global market, followed by Asia
Pacific (25.1%) and Europe (24.6%). Middle East accounts for 8.4%, followed by Latin
America & the Caribbean (5.8%) and Africa (5.2%). Compared to our 2016-2017 report,
there has been a surge in demand from emerging markets in Latin America.

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 KEY REQUIREMENTS

LATEST INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENTS

LATEST INTERNATIONAL
DEVELOPMENTS

EUROPE

AUSTRIA

• Austria’s Ministry of Defence has launched the much-delayed procurement of 12

light multirole helicopters, notably due to the legal dispute with Airbus Helicopters on
the 2002–2007 Eurofighter Typhoon acquisition. The current bidders are:
 Leonardo’s AW109 ‘Trekker‘
 Bell-Textron ’s militarised version of the Bell 429
• However, Defence Minister Hans Peter Doskozil proposed in late August that a
domestic cluster will build these aircrafts.

BELARUS

 Belarus’ Ministry of Defence announced it has received the second batch of six
Russian-made Mi-8 MTV-5 in April, a month ahead of schedule. A first batch was
delivered in November 2016.

BELGIUM

• Belgium has taken delivery of its final NH90 Caiman helicopter. This model replaces
Belgium’s fleet of Sea Kings and will be flown by the 40th Squadron for SAR
missions.

CROATIA

• Croatia has received 11 more Bell OH-58D Kiowa Warrior armed reconnaissance
helicopters, completing the donation of 16 helicopters from the U.S. Air Force.
Croatia has completed its first test flights in April.

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EUROPE

FRANCE

• Airbus Helicopters’ H160 were selected for its tri-service light rotorcraft replacement
programme to replace six helicopter types with the French military: Panther,
Dauphin & Alouette III in the French Navy (Marine Nationale) service, Fennec in the
French Air Force and Army service and Gazelle in the French Army service.

• The Airbus H160 order will be in the region of 160-190 units. Initial deliveries have
been brought forward by at least four years, to 2024 at the latest. The French MoD
would look to quickly replace the Super Puma family.

• France is still in the early stages of developing requirements for new heavy lift
helicopters, high speed helicopters, improved data links and the development of air
to air refuelling.

GERMANY

• Germany has a requirement for 40 to 60 helicopters to replace its current fleet of

CH-53 heavy-lift helicopters. Both Boeing and Lockheed Martin/Sikorsky are
competing with their respective CH-47F and CH-53K.

• It is also looking to replace a fleet of 81 CH-53GA/GS helicopters, originally

delivered in the 1970s. The request for proposals is scheduled to be released in
mid-2018, with a contract due to be signed in 2019. Deliveries should begin in 2023,
when Germany will start to retire the CH-53GA/GS fleet.

HUNGARY

• A complete overhaul and modernisation of Mi-17 utility helicopters and Mi-24 battle
helicopters is planned. Four MI-17 are being refurbished in Russia at the moment.

• Reports suggest that Hungary will tender for new attack and transport helicopters
before their 2018 elections.

• Hungary will also be increasing its defence budget from 1% to 2%, in line with its
NATO commitments.

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EUROPE

LITHUANIA

• Lithuanian Vice Minister of National Defence Giedrimas Jeglinskas has announced

that the Ministry is considering the purchase of new transport helicopters with the
aim to completely replace its helicopter fleet after 2020.

NORWAY

• The Royal Norwegian Air Force began its delivery of 14 NH90s in an initial
operational configuration. The others are to follow in a full operational standard by
2020, with full capability due from 2022.

THE NETHERLANDS

• Boeing will produce 15 CH-47F, including cargo renew and new built helicopters.
Work will be completed by December 31, 2020.

POLAND

• Poland is planning to increase its defence budget to 2.2% of GDP by 2020 and
2.5% of GDP by 2030, representing investments of US$34.8 billion for defence
procurement only for the 2017-2026 period. Equipment needed include attack and
transport helicopters.

• Poland is looking to acquire 32 new attack helicopters in Project “Kruk” in a bid to

replace its Mil-Mi 24 fleet with a plan to award a contract by the end of the third
quarter of 2018, which is also to cover personnel instruction and support. Concept
definition and analysis have already been conducted with three selected bidders:
 Airbus Helicopters/Heli Invest are offering the Tiger
 Turkish Aerospace Industries and WSK PZL-Świdnik the T129
 Bell Helicopter the AH-1Z: deliveries could start 30-34 months after a final
agreement, and occur at a rate of one to two per month

• Poland is looking at two bids linked to a requirement for eight combat search and
rescue (CSAR) helicopters, and is also starting to consider a future need for multi-
role rotorcraft. The bidders are:
 Airbus Helicopters/Heli Invest Services consortium’s H225M
 PZL Mielec/Sikorsky’s S-70i Black Hawk
 PZL Świdnik’s AW101

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EUROPE

PORTUGAL

• The Portuguese Ministry of National Defence has authorised the Portuguese Air
Force to acquire five single-engine, lightweight multi-purpose helicopters, along with
spares, training, and support equipment between 2018 and 2020. It is believed that
two additional aircrafts could be ordered as an option. The current fleet made of six
Sud Aviation SE 3160 Alouette III helicopters fielded by Squadron 552 'Zangões'
from Beja Air Base will be replaced by this new procurement, as this type of aircraft
will lose its certificate of airworthiness in 2018. Proposals have been made for:
 Airbus Helicopters’ H 125
 Leonardo Helicopters’ AW119Kx

RUSSIA

• The first two military MI-38T prototypes have been assembled by Kazan Helicopters
(of Russian Helicopters holding) under a contract signed with the Russian Ministry
of Defence in July 2017. They will be delivered to the Russian Air Force for
compliance tests for the requirements of Army Aviation units. The Russian MoD is
believed to have plans to order at least 100 MI-38Ts by 2020.

• The first eight Mil Mi-28UB made by Russian Helicopters are believed to have been
delivered to the Russian Ministry of Defence in 2017. They are said to be now ready
for serial production. Those Mil Mi-28UBs have been undergoing customer
acceptance testing at the company’s Moscow facilities, and by end of 2017, should
see delivery of a total of eight to the Defence Ministry, then up to 60.

• Russian Helicopters unveiled a new, heavily armed, variant of the Mi-171Sh military
transport helicopter at the MAKS 2017 air show at Zhukovsky. This latter variant is
similar to the Mi-8MTV-5 but is produced by the Ulan-Ude plant, rather than Kazan
Helicopters.

• Russia also ordered an extra ten Ansat-U training helicopters from Kazan
Helicopters in June, valued at $33m;completion date expected to be December this
year.

• Russian Helicopters intends to commence certification trials of its late-running

Kamov Ka-62 medium-twin in early 2018, leading to approval and service entry in
2020.

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EUROPE

RUSSIA (c’td)

• The Russian Air Force plans to induct a fleet of 30 Ansat-U trainer helicopters by
2020. It has ordered 10 of the from Kazan Helicopters in June, valued at $33m; the
completion date is expected to be December this year.

SLOVAKIA

• The Slovakian Air Force has publicly displayed one of an initial pair of Sikorsky UH-
60M Black Hawks as it begins to retire its current Russian-built inventory. Two Black
Hawks were delivered in June and two more will arrive in 2018, with the remainder
to be handed over in 2019. Nine aircrafts have been ordered in total.

SERBIA

• Serbia has ordered nine H145M Military Choppers, including four attack helicopters
equipped with HForce. Airbus has just completed the first flight of this model.

TURKEY

• Turkish Aerospace Industries will produce and deliver 59 T129 ATAK advanced
attack and tactical reconnaissance helicopters by 2018, with 12 expected to be
delivered by the end of 2017.

UNITED KINGDOM

• The United Kingdom is considering a fresh acquisition of Boeing CH-47F Chinook

heavy-lift helicopters to replace its oldest models in its inventory, with a focus on
Block II upgrade aircraft.

• Manufacturer Leonardo Helicopters is in phase 2 of its programme to develop

operational concepts for RWUAS with the Ministry of Defence, due to conclude in
March 2018. The manufacturer is hopeful that phase 3 will follow as soon as phase
2 ends. They plan a service entry in 2020.

• The Gazelles’ lives have been extended from 2018 to 2025 in the Army Air Corps.
Its current fleet is made of 34 of them, with 19 currently in daily use and the rest
undergoing routine maintenance.

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UNITED STATES

• The U.S. have ordered two Sikorsky CH-53 King Stallion Helicopters. Production
has started and they will be flown the Marine Corps and are expected to be
delivered in 2020 along with engineering and integrated logistics support, spares
and peculiar support equipment. This is the first step of a move to replace its aging
fleet of CH-53E Super Stallions by ordering 200 CH-53 King Stallions.

• The U.S have ordered 150 MD 530F utility light helicopters, which are designed
for high-altitude flight in hot-weather conditions, in an ordeal to continue its military
resupply of Afghanistan.

• Bell Helicopter’s V-280 Valor tiltrotor prototype, developed to replace the AH-64
Apache attack chopper and UH-60 Black Hawk has run at full RPMs, and the
company is now readying its aircraft for its first flight scheduled before the end of
2017.

• Boeing has started its Block II upgrade on the U.S. Army’s CH-47F Chinook heavy-
lift helicopter, following plans to upgrade 542 helicopters. Boeing will deliver
upgraded helicopters from 2023 to 2040.

• Airbus Helicopters has delivered its 400th UH-72A Lakota helicopter to the U.S.
Army, fulfilling its contract requirements to date.

• Bell’s V-280 Valor has turned its rotors for the first time, projected to be the
revamped upgraded version of the 30-year-old V-22 Osprey. This development
effort is believed to lead to a potential $100 billion Future Vertical Lift programme to
replace service’s fleets of Sikorsky‘s UH-60 Black Hawk utility helicopters and
Boeing’s AH-64 Apache attack helicopters, although any aircraft procured wouldn’t
enter service until the 2030s.

• The Air Force, currently owning 62 UH-1N Huey light utility helicopters, has a
requirement to replace them with 84 aircrafts. The following companies are known
to have submitted their paperwork – other competitors are not required to announce
their proposals publicly:
 Leonardo Helicopter’s MH-139
 Sikorsky’s Black Hawk

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NORTH AMERICA

UNITED STATES (c’td)

• The U.S. Department of Defence issued a contract with Lockheed Martin-owned

Sikorsky for 257 H-60 Black Hawk helicopters for the U.S. Army and Saudi Arabia,
including HH-60 MEDEVAC model and UH-60M utility helicopters. It is not clear
how many helicopters are going to Saudia Arabia yet.

CANADA

• The Sea Kings will fully retire in April 2018, leaving their place to the much-delayed
Sikorsky’s Cyclones CH-148.

• A Senate report is recommending Canada acquire attack helicopters as part of a

programme to replace its fleet of Bell CH-146 Griffon helicopters. They are also
investing heavily into training simulators.

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 LATIN AMERICA &
THE CARRIBBEAN

ARGENTINA

• Argentina is looking into the potential purchase of Russian-made Mi-23M, Mi-28NE

and Ka-52 helicopters.

• Argentina has purchased 20 AB 206 JetRanger helicopters and is expected to

receive these by December 2017 or January 2018, following lengthy negotiations
and delays after an initial proposal in 2009. The acquisition also include six GAU-19
Miniguns that are expected to be used on the 206 helicopters.

BOLIVIA

• Bolivia has taken delivery of its last AS 332C1e Super Puma from Airbus
Helicopters in May.

BRAZIL

• The Brazilian Armed Forces has received two H225M from Airbus’ Brazilian
subsidiary, bringing its current fleet to 12. Two more are in the pipeline and
completion of the total 50 aircrafts is expected to end in 2022.

• Brazil is interested in buying an extra batch of Russian-made MI-35. However, no

deal has been made yet but negotiations are ongoing.

• Leonardo Helicopters has completed the upgrade of the first of the eight Brazilian
Navy Super Lynx Mk21A helicopters, due to undergo major upgrade. The first three
are due to be delivered in 2018.

• Leonardo Helicopters is also modernising eight AH-11AS to AH-11B standard under

a USD 138 million contract signed in June 2014. Deliveries were initially scheduled
to start in November 2017, but were pushed back to early 2018. They will run until
February 2019.

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 LATIN AMERICA &
THE CARRIBBEAN

CHILE

• The Chilean Army has received its tenth and final Airbus helicopter H215M (formerly
the Eurocopter AS532 Cougar) aircraft, the company announced in December 2016.
Chile first ordered eight of the aircraft in 2008 and then added one in 2013 and
another in 2014, to be integrated into the Army Aviation Brigade.

• PZL MIELEC, the Polish subsidiary of Lockheed Martin’s Sikorsky division, expects
to begin delivering S-70i transport helicopters to the Fuerza Aérea de Chile (FACh,
Chilean Air Force) in 2018. The FACh purchased six Black Hawks in late 2016 at a
cost of $182m. The service introduced a single S-70A-39 in 1998, and in its 19
years of service this aircraft has recorded several important achievements, reaching
the South Pole in 1999.

• The Commander-in-Chief of the III Brigada Aérea (3rd Air Brigade) of the Fuerza
Aérea de Chile (FACh, Chilean Air Force) in El Tepual, Puerto Montt, has confirmed
the arrival in service of a new Bell 412 twin-engine helicopter. The aircraft is part of
the replacement process for the FACh’s UH-1H helicopters, which now average
around 50 years of age.

COLOMBIA

• Colombia is looking into the modernisation of its MI-17V-5 and Mi-17-1B military
transport helicopters and is holding talks with Russian Helicopters. It is also looking
into the upgrade of its Bell’s UH-1H.

• It also has requirements for unmanned airborne assets, on board countermeasures

and simulators for its helicopter gunners.

MEXICO

• Mexico is ready to buy a new batch of Russian-made Mil Mi-17 military transport
helicopters. It is not known whether this purchase has been made.

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 AFRICA

ALGERIA

• The Algerian Air Force has taken delivery of a second batch of Mi-26T2 heavy lift
helicopters from Russian Helicopters. The 14 aircrafts ordered are expected to be
all delivered by the end of the year.

BURKINA FASO

• Burkina Faso has ordered two Mi-171Sh armed helicopters from Russia, expected
to be delivered in 2018.

EGYPT

• Russia may soon sign a contract with Egypt to provide Kamov Ka-52K helicopters.

• The Egyptian Army will receive 15 of the 46 Russian-made Ka-52 Alligator attack
helicopters in 2017, with deliveries of the total number of aircrafts expected to be
completed by 2019.

MALI

• Russian Helicopters has delivered two MI-35M helicopters to Mali. It has ordered
two more, which should be delivered in 2019.

NIGER

• Niger has taken delivery of the first two of 12 Russian-made Mi-35M attack
helicopters and has inducted them into service, as part of their continuing armed
forces modernisation programme. The rest should be delivered by the end of 2017.

NIGERIA

• The Nigerian Navy may receive three AS565MBe Panther from Airbus Helicopters.

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TUNISIA

• Tunisia has received first six of twenty four Bell OH-58D Kiowa Warriors ordered
from the U.S. in February 2017, with the rest expected to be delivered in March. It is
unclear if all aircrafts have been delivered.

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AUSTRALIA

• The U.S. will potentially sell a Sikorsky MH-60R upgrade program to Australia. It
would last 10 years and would encompass 24 MH-60R Seahawk ‘Romeo’
helicopters, along with associated training devices, spare and repair parts,
engineering and technical services, support and test equipment and other technical
and logistical services. It is happening just one year after receiving the final delivery
of the 24 aircrafts. Replacement of the Tigers is also on the horizon.

CHINA

• China’s state-owned aircraft manufacturer Aviation Industry Corp of China has

displayed its first unmanned combat helicopter AV500W for foreign buyers. Tests
will be finished before the end of 2017 and mass production will be possible in 2018.

• China has ordered four Mi-171E multirole medium helicopters from Russia and
deliveries will be carried out in 2018.

INDIA

• Tata Advanced Systems Limited and Boeing have delivered the first crown and
tailcone assembly for the Indian configuration of the CH-47F Chinook to Boeing, as
part of the 15 helicopters due to be delivered to the Indian Air Force from 2019.

• The Indian Army’s Aviation Corps is planned to start operating U.S.-made AH-64E
Apache heavy attack helicopters, following the purchase made in August. Deliveries
are expected to start in early 2020.

• In total, the AAC is seeking to buy a total of 39 AH-64E to be used in three different
squadrons.

• India’s state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd has started production of its Light
combat Helicopter and is expected to conduct live firing trials from the end of the
year.

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INDIA (c’td)

• India and Russia are holding negotiations for an order of 48 Russian-made Mi-17
military transport helicopters, with hope of signing a deal by the end of the year.

• It has approved the purchase of 32 maritime-configured Dhruv MkIII Advanced Light

Helicopters (ALH) from Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL). The Indian Navy and
Coast Guard will benefit, with 16 for each service. Deliveries are scheduled between
2020 and 2022.

• It has also restarted the procurement of helicopters for the Indian Navy, issuing new
requests for information (RFI) covering the acquisition of 111 naval utility helicopters
(NUH) and 123 naval multirole helicopters (NMRH). The RFI has been sent to
Lockheed Martin’s Sikorsky, Bell, Airbus Helicopters and Russian Helicopters.

• India has ordered six AH-64ER Apache attack helicopters for USD 651 million, in
addition to the 22 Apaches it is procuring for its Air Force.

INDONESIA

• In May, images have been shared on social media of an AH-64E helicopter

featuring Indonesian insignia and conducting flight tests in the U.S. This could be an
indication that the first delivery of these aircrafts in Indonesia might be imminent. It
remains unclear how many of the eight aircrafts ordered have been delivered to the
Indonesian Army.

JAPAN

• Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force’s (JMSDF’s) retired the Sikorsky MH-53E

helicopter in March 2017.

• Japan has ordered 17 V-22 Osprey helicopters from Bell-Boeing and the first has
performed its maiden flight in late August.

PAKISTAN

• Bell delivered its first AH-1Z of a 12 aircrafts deal with Pakistan. The remaining
aircrafts are scheduled to be handed over before the end of 2018.

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PAKISTAN (c’td)

• Russia has completed the delivery of four Mil Mi-35M 'Hind E' attack helicopters,
meant to be flown by the Pakistan Army Aviation Corps.

• Pakistan has ordered an undisclosed number of additional AW139 intermediate twin

engine helicopters from Leonardo. Deliveries were expected to start in mid-2017 but
it is not clear if it has been the case.

PHILIPPINES

• Airbus Helicopters Philippines Inc. has offered the new H145M light helicopter to the
Philippines Armed Forces.

• President Duerte vowed in July 2016 to procure 30 new attack and combat
helicopters this year. It is believed these helicopters will be proportioned into
Leonardo Helicopters’AW-109 armed helicopters and Bell 412EP combat utility
helicopters (CUH).

SOUTH KOREA

• South Korea has now introduced its final batch of AW159 anti-submarine
helicopters. The commissioning of the last four aircraft was confirmed by the
Republic of Korea Armed Forces in July 2017. Its Defence Acquisition Programme
Administration ordered eight AW159s in 2013. The first batch of four ASW159s was
delivered to South Korea in June 2016.

THAILAND

• Thailand plans to acquire combat helicopters to replace its ageing fleet of Bell AH-
1F Cobras and the initial procurement is believed to start with an initial batch of six
helicopters. The models being considered are:
 Leonardo (AgustaWestland) AW129 Mangusta
 Russia’s Mil Mi-28
 China’s CAIC Z-10
 Bell AH-1 SuperCobra or AH-1Z Viper
 Boeing’s AH-64 Apache

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AFGHANISTAN

• The U.S. has delivered the first two UH-60 Black Hawks helicopters to the Afghan
Air Force to replace Russian-made MI-17, in order to modernise its fleet. By 2024,
the U.S. plans to deliver 159 Black Hawks to Afghanistan, including 58 fitted with
extra rocket pods and machine guns to provide close air support. The Afghan pilots
are expected to begin flying with Black Hawks by early 2018.

IRAN

• Russian Helicopters has reportedly signed an MOU with Iran’s IDRO with a view to
launching licence production of the Ka-226 utility helicopter in Iran.

ISRAEL

• Israel will replace its ageing CH-53 Yasur fleet by 2025. Both Boeing and Lockheed
Martin are competing for this bid, with their respective CH-47 Chinook and CH-53K
King Stallion.

• Israel Aerospace Industries has unveiled a new unmanned aircraft capable of

evacuating wounded soldiers from the battlefield. It has however not given a
timeframe for when this model, the Air Hopper, will be available on the market.

• It is also looking into the acquirement of training simulators.

JORDAN

• Two additional UH-60Ms were received by the Royal Jordanian Air Force (RJAF) in
July 2017. The helicopters are from a batch of 12 UH-60Ms, all expected to be
delivered by October 2017.

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SAUDI ARABIA

• Saudi Arabia is to order 30 UH-60 rescue helicopters and 12 MH-60R Seahawk

helicopters from Sikorsky.

• The Saudi National Guard is also investing heavily into an indigenous rotary-wing
training infrastructure.

• Saudi Arabia has purchased 48 new-built CH-47 Chinook cargo helicopters

produced by Boeing.

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 HOLDINGS

WORLD MILITARY HELICOPTER

INVENTORIES
HOLDINGS AND EUROPE
ACTIVE ORDERS

COUNTRY TYPE ACTIVE ORDERED

AUSTRIA • S-70/UH-60M 9 3
BELARUS • Mi-8 30 6
BULGARIA • H215M/AS332 12 2
• Bell 206 4 2
(Training)
DENMARK • S-70/MH-60R 3 6
FRANCE • NH90 (TTH) 18 56
• TIGER 49 37
• NH90 (NFH) 16 11
GERMANY • H145M 4 11
• NH90 (TTH) 47 25
• TIGER 47 8
• NH90 (NFH) 18
GREECE • CH-47D/SD 18 7
• NH90 (TTH) 11 9
ITALY • AW101 5 7
• CH-47C/F 22 8
• NH90 (TTH) 33 26
• NH90 (NFH) 19 27
KAZAKHSTAN • H145 1 20
• H225M 20
• Mi-24/35 18 8

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HOLDINGS AND EUROPE
ACTIVE ORDERS

COUNTRY TYPE ACTIVE ORDERED

NETHERLANDS • CH-47D/F 17 12+5
NORWAY • AW101 0 16
• NH90 (TTH) 6 8
RUSSIA • Ka-52 83 73+52
• Ka-62 16+84
• Mi-8/17 684 80
• Mi-26 41 3+18
• Mi-28 82 12
• Mi-38 3
• Mi-28 24+36
SLOVAKIA • S-70/UH-60M 9
SPAIN • NH90 (TTH) 3 19
• TIGER 10 8
SWEDEN • NH90 (TTH) 14 4
TURKEY • S/T-70 6
• CH-47F 4 7
• S/T-70 58 31
• T129 16 43
UK • AH-64D/E 39 50
Apache AH1
• AW159 Wildcat 15 5
AH1

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ACTIVE ORDERS

COUNTRY TYPE ACTIVE ORDERED

USA • CV-22 43 2+5
• S-70/HH- 100 112
60G/U/W/MH-
60G
• AH-64D/E 792 24
• CH-47D/F/MH- 508 33+12
47G
• H145 (UH-72A) 349 1
• MD500 47 74
(AH/MH-6)
• S- 2,248 98+184
70/EH/HH/MH
/UH-60
• H145 (UH-72A) 18 35+19
• AH-1Z 38 89+73
• CH-53K 198+2
• MV-22 234 58+36
• UH-1Y 115 56
• S- 484 49+41
70/EH/HH/MH
/UH-60

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HOLDINGS AND LATIN AMERICA &
ACTIVE ORDERS THE CARRIBBEAN

COUNTRY TYPE ACTIVE ORDERED

ARGENTINA • Bell 212/412 9 4
• H125 12
• Ka-226 3
• Mi-171 2 3
BOLIVIA • H215M/AS332 5 1
BRAZIL • H225M 29
• S-70/UH- 16 3
60L/M
• CH-47F 8
• S-70/UH-60M 3 3
• S-70 6 2
CHILE • S-70i 6
• H215M/AS332 9 12+2
DOMINICAN • Bell 412 2
REPUBLIC
ECUADOR • H125M/AS350/ 8 1
550
MEXICO • H225M 11 6
• S-70/UH-60M 9 31
• AS565 4 9

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HOLDINGS AND LATIN AMERICA &
ACTIVE ORDERS THE CARRIBBEAN

COUNTRY TYPE ACTIVE ORDERED

PERU • Mi-8/17/171 11 8
• Mi-8/171 2 5
VENEZUELA • Mi-28 10
• Enstrom 6 12
280/440
(Training)
• Z-9 8

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ACTIVE ORDERS

COUNTRY TYPE ACTIVE ORDERED

ALGERIA • Ka-52 12
• Mi-26 4 10
• Mi-28 6 36
• Super Lynx 4 6
130/140
ANGOLA • AW109 6
EGYPT • CH-47D 19 6
• Ka-52 46
• S-70/UH-60M 2 4
GHANA • Mi-8/17/171 7 6
• Mi-35 1+3
KENYA • UH-1H 5
NIGERIA • Mi-17/171 5 6
• Mi-24/35 9 6
TUNISIA • S-70/UH-60M 12
UGANDA • UH-1H 5

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ACTIVE ORDERS

COUNTRY TYPE ACTIVE ORDERED

AUSTRALIA NH90 (TTH) 36 11
BANGLADESH • Mi-17/171 33 4
• Z-9 2+1
CHINA • Z-10 101 18
• Z-19 105 15
• H120 (Training) 93 57
INDIA • AH-64E 22
• CH-47F 15
• Dhruv ALH 170 49+124+16
• Ka-226 64+133
• Light Combat 65+114
Helicopter
• Mi-8/17 48
• SA315 259 1+18
• Ka-28 43 4
• S-70 14 16
INDONESIA • H225M 2 2+10
• AH-64E 8
• AS355 6
• H125M/AS350 1 5
• Mi-8/17 11 6
• AS365 3 8

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HOLDINGS AND ASIA-PACIFIC
ACTIVE ORDERS

COUNTRY TYPE ACTIVE ORDERED

JAPAN • S-70/UH-60J 41 3+32
• AH-64D 11 2
• Bell 412 (UH-X) 150
• CH-47J/JA 62 4
• MV-22 9+8
• OH-1 37 112
• AW101 9 5
• S-70/SH- 117 2
60J/K/UH-60J
KAZAKHSTAN • H225M 20
• Mi-24/35 18 6
MALAYSIA • MD530 6
PHILIPPINES • H125M 4
• Bell412 5
• AW159 2
SINGAPORE • CH-47SD/F 16 TBC
• H225M 16
• S-70 6 2
SOUTH KOREA • AH-64E 4 32
• Surion KUH-1 62 153+30+40
• AW159 4 4
• S-70/MH- 8 10
60R/UH-60P
TAIWAN S-70/MH-60R 18 10

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ACTIVE ORDERS

COUNTRY TYPE ACTIVE ORDERED

THAILAND • H225M 4 4
• H145 5 9
• Mi-8/17 5 1
• H145M 5 1
UZBEKISTAN • H125M/AS550 3 3
• H215M/AS532 2 6

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ACTIVE ORDERS

COUNTRY TYPE ACTIVE ORDERED

AFGHANISTAN MD530 4
IRAQ • Bell 412 12
• Mi-28 17 19
• Mi-35 15 8+12
ISRAEL S-70/UH-60A/SH- 48 8
60F
JORDAN • MD530/AH-6i 7 18
• Mi-26 4
KUWAIT H225M 30
OMAN NH90 (TTH) 17 2
QATAR • AH-64E 24
• NH90 22
(NFH/TTH)
SAUSI ARABIA • S-70/UH-60L 2
• AH-64A/D/E 18 29
• S-70/UH- 43 48
60L/M
• NH90 10
(NFH/TTH)
• AH-64E 3 9+24
• MD530/AH-6i 24+12
UAE • AH-64D/E 30 30
• AW609 (SAR) 3
• CH-47C+/F 19 5

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 12th – 14th December

Budapest, Hungary

Helicopter focus day: 14th December 2017

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Join the Helicopter Training Focus Day at the Military Flight Training Eastern Europe
Conference to meet Eastern European Air Force commanders and establish new
business partnerships in the region.

Speakers at the helicopter focus day

Eastern European Air Forces are procuring multi- include:
role helicopters, modernising existing rotary-wing
assets, and heavily investing into training
- Brigadier General Albert Sáfár, Air Force
solutions. The ambition is to maximise readiness
Commander, Hungarian Air Force
and increase burden sharing for NATO missions
and deter Russian aggression, aspiring to replace
- Lieutenant General Arkadiy Vashutin, Deputy
legacy platforms and enhance agility, Hungary,
Air Force Commander, Ukrainian Air Force
Bulgaria, Slovakia, Lithuania, and Poland are
transforming their training systems. In light of the
⁻ Major General Jon Thomas, Director of
regional rotary-wing training requirements, the
Operations, Strategic Deterrence and Nuclear
Military Flight Training Eastern Europe
Integration, USAFE
Conference, 12th – 14th December in Budapest,
held in official partnership with the Hungarian
⁻ Brigadier General Petyo Mirchev, Deputy Air
Ministry of Defence, will bring together senior
Force Commander, Bulgarian Air Force
decision-makers and leading solution providers to
examine methodologies to mitigate regional
⁻ Colonel Dainius Guzas, Air Force Commander,
capability gaps. The summit will address
Lithuanian Air Force
challenges in alleviating the flight hour deficit,
reducing the burden on live training, and
⁻ Colonel József Koller, Commander of the
enhancing the full-spectrum of helicopter training.
MH86 Unit, Hungarian Air Force

⁻ Colonel Igor Yaremenko, Chief of Army

Aviation, Ukrainian Land Forces
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⁻ Colonel Piaotr Kovalski, Commander of
Rotary-Wing, Aviation Branch, Polish Land
Forces
DOWNLOAD THE ⁻ Colonel Ferdinand Dycha, Management
AGENDA HERE Director at Training Centre Lest, Air Force of
Slovakia