On Wednesday, the Army Chief of Staff, Lieutenant General Alfons Mais, will put the first Airbus Helicopters H145M light combat helicopter (LKH) into service in Bückeburg. German Armed Forces. The army is to receive a total of up to 72 machines.
21 aircraft are to be deployed at the International Helicopter Training Center in Bückeburg in future. https://militaeraktuell.at/generalleutnant-hofbauer-wir-machen-tempo/ The proposal for the procurement of the light attack helicopter was forwarded to the Budget Committee of the German Bundestag for approval on 13 December 2023. One day later, the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support and Airbus Helicopters signed a framework agreement for the procurement of the helicopters and peripheral services.
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