New H145 for German police force
Airbus Helicopters has delivered the first H145 helicopter in police configuration to the federal-state police of Baden-Württemberg at the company’s industrial site in Donauwörth, it was announced on 19 October.
This is the first of six H145s to be delivered to the customer. The helicopter will join the force's existing fleet of two EC155 and six MD902 helicopters.
The new aircraft will be used for law enforcement across one of the three largest German states in size and population, comprising the major cities of Stuttgart, Karlsruhe, Freiburg and Mannheim - an area of roughly 36,000 km2.
The aircraft is equipped to perform a range of missions for law enforcement. Its payload includes daylight cameras and forward-looking infrared (FLIR) for surveillance, and it is fitted with a modern mission management system by Euroavionics that facilitates multi-role police mission capabilities.
The H145 features new Arriel 2E engines, Fenestron shrouded tail rotor, upgraded main and tail rotor gearboxes, and innovative digital avionics suite Helionix with 4-axis autopilot.
Reinhold Gall, Minister of the Interior of Baden-Württemberg, said: ‘It is of the utmost importance for our police to be able to rely on the quality of their resources in order to meet the challenges of their daily missions. With the acquisition of a total of six new police helicopters we guarantee the high quality standards of the squadron. I’m particularly pleased with the fact that with the world’s most modern police helicopter H145 Baden-Württemberg is once again a pioneer in terms of technical innovation in our country.’
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