Airbus Helicopters has delivered the first H135 helicopter to the Spanish Air and Space Force, marking the eighth delivery under the 36-unit contract signed in 2021. This delivery was completed six months ahead of schedule, which will enable crew training and accelerate the entry of the H135 into service for the 78th Wing at the Military School of Helicopters in Armilla, Granada. The helicopter will perform advanced training tasks for military pilots and will become the reference helicopter for pilot training for the Spanish Air Force, Army, Navy, the Guardia Civil, and other countries requesting such training at the Granada base.
The H135 is already in service with the Spanish Army’s training unit (ACAVIET) and the Emergency Battalion (BHELEME II). In the coming months, the Navy will also receive the first of the seven H135 units foreseen in the contract. The H135 is the most popular helicopter in the Spanish fleet due to its operational versatility, flying missions as diverse and demanding as military training, police surveillance and intervention, mountain rescue missions, and emergency medical transport, for which it is the benchmark in Europe.