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Airbus Helicopters H145 HEMS / SAR in operational configuration
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Airbus Helicopters

The world's largest civil helicopter maker, with the H145 family behind the UH-72 Lakota.

Headquarters
Marignane, France
Founded
1992 (Eurocopter)
Scale
Approx. 23,000 employees
Export jurisdiction
French / German regime + US content
Company Overview

Airbus Helicopters supplies light, medium and heavy twins used by EMS, police, SAR and armed forces. The H145 underpins the US Army's UH-72 Lakota fleet.

Why we source from them
  • Strong fit for civil-government SAR, HEMS and police aviation.
  • US-built UH-72 production gives a domestic path for US programs.
Capability Focus
  • Light and medium twin rotorcraft
  • HEMS and SAR mission fits
  • Military training and utility variants
  • Global MRO network
Airbus Helicopters Product Line
Airbus Helicopters H145 / H145M

H145 / H145M

Light twin, HEMS, SAR, police

Airbus Helicopters UH-72B Lakota

UH-72B Lakota

US Army light utility (H145 derivative)

H225M Caracal

Heavy CSAR / utility

H160

Medium twin, offshore, SAR, VIP

Platform Imagery
Airbus Helicopters H145 HEMS / SAR
H145 HEMS / SAR
Airbus Helicopters UH-72B Lakota
UH-72B Lakota
Airbus Helicopters A330-200F Freighter
A330-200F Freighter

Export control & compliance posture

Jurisdiction
French / German regime + US content
Typical categories
  • EU dual-use / military lists
  • USML Cat. VIII for UH-72 military configuration
Transfer route
Exporting-nation license; UH-72B via US programs

Non-US origin; exporting-nation controls apply plus US re-export rules for US content. Civil variants are generally dual-use; military mission kits change jurisdiction.

Typical classifications drawn from public regulations and company sources for guidance only. Final jurisdiction is confirmed per configuration, end user and destination with the responsible US authorities. Listing does not imply a partnership or endorsement by Airbus Helicopters.

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