A government paper cited by Bloomberg and seen by Reuters indicates that Germany’s parliament will clear more than €3 billion in acquisitions in a closed-door committee this week, anchored by 20 additional Airbus H145M helicopters valued near €1 billion and a mass buy of night-vision devices from Hensoldt and Theon, with further IRIS-T SLM missiles for ground-based air defense also in the mix. The 20-aircraft tranche completes a 2023 framework that permits up to 82 H145M, of which 62 are already firm, with deliveries of the new batch expected in the 2027 to 2029 window. Read more.
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| The H145M is a compact, twin-engine helicopter powered by two Safran Arriel 2E turboshafts with full authority digital engine control (Picture source: Bundeswehr) |
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