Romania Orders 3 Airbus H135s, Related Support

Romanian Ministry of Interior has contracted Airbus for three Airbus H135 twin-engine helicopters and related support.

The contract includes providing services for air medical services and search and rescue (SAR) missions in the country. A four-year framework agreement for the contract was signed at the end of July 2019 that foresees the procurement of up to ten H135s, the company said in a statement Thursday.

Mainly used for helicopter emergency medical services, the chopper is capable of carrying out missions such as special operations, transport of troops and freight, naval inspection, SAR and medical evacuation. It is capable of flight under instrument flight rules (IFR) and is outfitted with a digital automatic flight control system (AFCS).