Airbus Helicopters has completed deliveries under a three-unit deal to equip the Lithuanian armed forces with AS365 N3+ rotorcraft equipped for search and rescue (SAR).
“Only two years after ordering the helicopters, the Lithuanian armed forces are now ready to ensure SAR 24/7 service,” the European airframer says. The NATO nation declared its new aircraft operationally ready on 11 January, it adds.
Patrick Penna/Airbus Helicopters
Deliveries of the AS365s were made in June, September and December 2015, Airbus Helicopters says. The company is also under contract to deliver a three-year package of in-service support and spare parts, and has committed itself to enabling an availability rate of 80%.
Flightglobal’s Fleets Analyzer database records the new assets as in use with the Lithuanian air force. It also shows the service as operating three Mil Mi-8 transports.
Source: FlightGlobal.com
