First ever naval combat H225M delivered to the Brazilian Navy
Marignane,
24 November 2021 – Airbus Helicopters has delivered the first H225M in naval
combat configuration to the Brazilian Navy. Stationed at the naval base in São
Pedro d’Aldeia, the aircraft will boost the Brazilian Navy’s mission
capabilities including anti-surface warfare and maritime surveillance.
Developed by the engineering team at
Helibras (the Brazilian subsidiary of Airbus Helicopters), this naval version
of the H225M aircraft is the most complex configuration that has ever been
produced for this multirole helicopter. The aircraft’s embedded systems include
the EWS IDAS-3 (countermeasure system), MBDA Exocet AM39 B2M2 missiles, the
APS143 tactical radar and the naval mission system N-TDMS (Naval Tactical Data
Management System) developed in partnership with Atech and Airbus Defense and
Space, which is responsible for making the command and control of all embedded
systems, including the missile system.
“We are very proud of this achievement, which proves the
industrial and technological capability of the Airbus Helicopters teams in
France and Brazil to deliver one of the most modern solutions in the world to
the Brazilian Armed Forces,” said Alberto Robles, Head of Latin America at
Airbus Helicopters. “Designed to meet the most demanding requirements of
the Brazilian Navy, the advanced anti-surface warfare and tactical capabilities
open new mission capabilities for the H225M utility helicopter.”
The last stage of the firing campaign
with the Exocet AM39 B2M2 missiles was successfully carried out last June,
representing a major milestone in the programme, which led the way to
qualification and delivery.
The naval H225M is part of the
contract signed by the Brazilian government in 2008 and which includes 50
H225Ms to be operated by the three armed forces. So far, 39 H225Ms have been
delivered to the Brazilian Armed Forces, all of them assembled locally by
Helibras.
Photo courtesy Airbus Helicopters © Eny Miranda