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The recent Joint Light Helicopter (“hélicoptère interarmées léger” – HIL) program has the ambitious goal of replacing the 5 helicopter fleets that are currently in service in the French Army, French Navy and French Air Force, with a total of 169 all-new helicopters. Developed by Airbus, the H160M Guépard is designed to become the new model that will replace the previous ones, in all the 3 military branches. But, since deliveries won’t begin sooner than 2026, a temporary solution was needed for urgent missions.
This is how the H160 helicopters came into the picture. The model was already part of the Airbus H range, but only as a commercial version. At the beginning of 2020, it was decided that an interim fleet of H160s will allow the French Navy to continue its Search and Rescue (SAR) missions, as the Alouette III was retiring from service and the Guépard was still pending. The French Armament General Direct
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