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The Netherlands to buy 14 Caracal helicopters
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The Netherlands to buy 14 Caracal helicopters

The Dutch government on Tuesday announced plans to purchase 14 H225M Caracal long-range tactical transport military helicopters for Special Operations Forces (SOF). Netherlands State Secretary for Defence Christophe van der Maat said the new helicopters will start arriving from 2028. The purchase is one of the measures with which the Ministry of Defense is converting a squadron of the Defense Helicopter […] The post The Netherlands to buy 14 Caracal helicopters first appeared on Defence Blog.
Airbus Helicopters Partners With the Norwegian Air Ambulance Foundation
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Airbus Helicopters Partners With the Norwegian Air Ambulance Foundation

In a new partnership, Airbus Helicopters will explore the use of eVTOL aircraft for emergency medical services with the Norwegian Air Ambulance Foundation. (Photo: Airbus) Airbus Helicopters and the Norwegian Air Ambulance Foundation have formed a new partnership to explore the use of electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft for air medical services. The news was shared in an announcement during the HAI Heli-Expo event this week in Atlanta, Georgia. The partners will determine operational requirements for conducting air medical missions in Norway. These requirements will then be integrated into the configuration of the CityAirbus NextGen, the eVTOL aircraft that Airbus is developing. Two objectives of the partnership are to reduce emergency response times for air medical ser...