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Airbus Delivers Final Six EC135 T2+ Helicopters For Australian Training Program

Tuesday, November 22nd, 2016

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Airbus Delivers Final Six EC135 T2+ Helicopters For Australian Training Program

The First EC135 T2+ training helicopter produced for the Australian Defence Force's HATS training project. Photo: Airbus Helicopters.

Airbus Helicopters has achieved the Factory Acceptance and delivered the final six EC135 T2+ for the Helicopter Aircrew Training System (HATS) for the Australian Defense Force (ADF), the company said Tuesday.These six helicopters are the final segment of a full fleet of 15 units.The JP9000 Phase 7 HATS project is a new joint helicopter training program for Australian Navy and Army aircrews. They will use the helicopters, flight simulators, and a new flight-deck equipped sea-going training vessel in the project.Boeing…

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