Airbus begins HForce upgrade for Hungarian H145M helos
22 December 2020
by Gareth Jennings
Airbus Helicopters has begun upgrading Hungary’s eventual fleet of 20 H145M rotorcraft with the company’s HForce Generic Weapon System (GWS).
A company-owned H145M demonstrator that has been equipped with the HForce GWS currently being retrofitted to Hungary’s fleet of 20 helicopters. (Janes/Gareth Jennings)
The manufacturer announced on 18 December that three of the 16 helicopters so far delivered under the Eastern European nation’s Zrínyi 2026 military development programme have been retrofitted with the HForce GWS.
“They are fitted with the HForce weapon management system developed by Airbus Helicopters, which allows Hungary to equip and operate their aircraft with a complete range of ballistic or guided weapons,” Airbus said. With 16 H145M helicopters now based at Szolnok, the Hungarian Air Force will begin training with the HForce in June 2021, with its operational use s