The French Armament General Directorate (DGA) has ordered 42 new Airbus H145 helicopters on behalf of the Ministry of the Interior, with 36 destined for rescue and emergency medical response missions. Deliveries of the five-bladed, light twin-engine helicopter will begin in 2024. The majority are destined for the French rescue and emergency response agency, Sécurité Civile, while the French law enforcement agency (the Gendarmerie Nationale) will use six. “The H145 has already proven its worth with the Sécurité Civile conducting many rescue missions in the difficult mountainous environment of the French Alps”, explained Bruno Even, CEO of Airbus Helicopters. The agency

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