DTN News - GERMAN DEFENSE NEWS: Germany’s Special Forces Command Set to Fly
Eurocopter’s EC645 T2 Light Utility Helicopter
(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - July 17, 2013: The contract, worth
a total of 194 million euros, includes not just the helicopters but also the
related equipment packages to allow KSK to carry out its special operations
missions. Deliveries of the 15 aircraft begin in late 2015 and will be
completed by mid-2017.
“By selecting the EC645 T2, the Bundeswehr is setting an international
benchmark,” explained Wolfgang Schoder, CEO of Eurocopter Germany, during the
contract signing. “They are putting their faith in proven technologies from
missions around the world. Among others, the U.S. Army successfully operates a
fleet of more than 270 EC145s, the aircraft on which the EC645 T2 is based.
This helicopter is an economical, low-risk and quickly available solution to
carry out missions for special forces that has already won out several times
against international competition.”
The LUH contract enhances the Special Forces Command’s operational
capability. The day and night missions that these helicopters will perform
include insertion and extraction of special ops, fire support and
reconnaissance.
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