Safran to Support German Army’s Airbus H145 Helicopter Engines

Safran Helicopter Engines has signed a support-by-the-hour contract with Airbus Helicopters for the engines powering the German Bundeswehr's new fleet of Airbus H145M helicopters.

This Support-By-the-Hour (SBH) contract covers in-service support and MRO (maintenance, repair and overhaul) for more than 124 Arriel 2E engines, from helicopter entry into service to 2030. This contract is in addition to the SBH contracts already signed for engine support for the German forces' H145M LUH SOF and H145 LUH SAR helicopters.

The contract will be managed by Safran Helicopter Engines Germany in Hamburg.

Safran powers German armed forces' helicopters such as H145 and H145M with the Arriel 2E engine, the NH90 with the RTM322, the Tiger UHT with the MTR390 engine (co-developed with MTU Aero Engines, Rolls-Royce and ITP Aero) and the H135 training helicopters with the Arrius 2B1.

SBH is Safran Helicopter Engines' hourly maintenance service. It provides visibility on engine operating costs and streamlines financial flows, while making scheduled and unscheduled maintenance operations more flexible. SBH is integrated into a range of high value-added digital services such as Health Monitoring, Expert Link and Online SBH.