Airbus has received an order from The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) as the latter has procured another six Airbus H145 helicopters. This is part of the ongoing strategy by the MoD to streamline its helicopter types in service while at the same time increasing their capabilities. It replaces the Airbus Pumas currently fulfilling those roles, with the H145s for the duties at Cyprus, an emergency response, and Brunei for supporting UK military training in jungle warfare.
The H145 Jupiter, together with its counterpart H135 Juno, has exhibited excellent reliability and adaptability into a wide variety of roles, including training within the Military Flying Training System (MFTS). The latter will be appropriately allocated as additional roles for the H145 fleet.