Airbus Helicopters will now support the entire fleet of H-145 family helicopters of the French Sécurité Civile and Gendarmerie Nationale, following a new contract signed with France's Aeronautical Maintenance Directorate (DMAé). This latest agreement, announced at the "European Rotors" (November 17-20 in Cologne), covers 46 units  (40 for the Sécurité Civile and six for the Gendarmerie Nationale) for up to ten years and will be executed by Airbus Helicopters in a co-contracting partnership with Babcock.

This new contract for the H-145, combined with a previous support agreement for their fleet of EC-145 helicopters signed in May 2024, also in a co-contracting partnership with Babcock, completes Airbus Helicopters' support responsibility for all H-145 family helicopters operated by these two key French public safety agencies. This unified support structure ensures maximum fleet availability and operational efficiency for their critical missions.

Both industries will ensure that the Sécurité Civile and Gendarmerie Nationale H-145 family helicopters are available for their critical missions serving the French population. The Securité Civile and Gendarmerie Nationale H-145s are used for Search and Rescue, Emergency Medical Services, firefighting and law enforcement missions. The comprehensive contract covers a large range of support activities from training, technical support, supply of spare parts, logistics solutions (transport of spares and stock management), technical data management, software support and MRO (Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul) activities.

Airbus is also committed to the renewal of the Sécurité Civile and Gendarmerie’s fleet of helicopters. The Sécurité Civile currently operates 13 new H-145s and the Gendarmerie recently received their first new H-145 following the orders placed by the French Ministry of Interior in 2021 and 2024.