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Japan Receives EC225 For Search And Rescue And Law Enforcement Missions

Monday, March 2nd, 2015

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Japan Receives EC225 For Search And Rescue And Law Enforcement Missions

Airbus Helicopters delivers the final of three EC225 LP Super Puma helicopter to the Japan Coast Guard. Photo: Airbus Helicopters.

Airbus Helicopters delivered one EC225 LP Super Puma helicopter to the Japan Coast Guard (JCG), to act as a replacement for an aircraft destroyed during the 2011 earthquake, the company said on Monday.This was the last of three Super Pumas ordered by the JCG in July 2011. The previous two were delivered in 2014.The new EC 225s contain advanced search and rescue systems and will be used for security enforcement, territorial sea guard duties, and anti-disaster operations, the company said.The…

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