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Air Force News - Brazil |
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Helibras begins deliveries of upgraded AS365 Panther K2 helicopters to the Brazilian Army. | |||
The first two upgraded AS365 Panther K2 rotorcraft will be delivered this month by Airbus Helicopters’ Helibras subsidiary to the Brazilian Army Aviation Command (AvEx), providing a modernized platform with more power, updated avionics and increased mission capability. |
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![]() Panther (Photo credit :AH) |
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These deliveries
follow the signature in Brasília of an amend ment standardizing
the modifications introduced to the helicopter’s enhanced configuration
– which will be assessed by AvEx ’s various battalions dur
ing mission operations. Should these evaluations prove favorable, Helibras
will continue modernizing the remaining 32 AS365 K Panthers in the Brazilian
Army’s inventory through 2021. Helibras’ Panther K2 is the
first helicopter to be fully certified in Br az il by the country’s
Aerospace Technology and Science Department (DCTA). |
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Helibras begins deliveries of upgraded AS365 Panther K2 helicopters to the Brazilian Army
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