Hungarian Air Force H225M Delivered
Event Report
Hungarian Air Force
| Date | July 24, 2023 |
| Country | 🇭🇺 Hungary |
| Force | Hungarian Air Force |
| Location |
Szolnok Air Base, Hungary
47.12, 20.23 |
| Aircraft | H225M (H225M / EC725 Caracal) |
| Event type | Delivered |
| Change | +2 active -2 ordered |
Description
Airbus delivered the first two H225M multirole helicopters to the Hungarian Air Force in a ceremony at Szolnok Air Base, opening a sixteen-aircraft programme signed under Hungary's Zrinyi defence-modernisation plan. The pair were configured for tactical transport and special-operations support and were handed over by the manufacturer's helicopter division at the base that concentrates Hungarian rotary-wing aviation. The H225M is the heaviest helicopter in Hungarian service and complements the lighter H145M fleet delivered from 2019, giving the air force a long-range assault and combat search-and-rescue capability it had previously lacked.
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