Airbus has signed a contract for three five-bladed H145 multi-mission helicopters with the Lithuanian State Border Guard Service at EUROPEAN ROTORS, bringing the service’s total Airbus fleet to 11.
The new aircraft will be used for various missions, including search and rescue, disaster relief and medevac, border control, firefighting, transport of donor organs and operational deployment of the Lithuanian Special Forces.
“We are allocating significant resources to provide our State Border Guard Service with state-of-the-art equipment such as the multi-mission H145 helicopters,” said Agné Bilotaité, the Lithuanian Minister of Interior. “Funded in part by the national budget and also thanks to European funding, the H145s will further strengthen the intelligence and response capabilities of our border guards and contribute to Lithuania’s security.”
“We are honoured that the Lithuanian State Border Guard Service is placing its trust in Airbus Helicopters once again with the selection of the H145 as its next-generation multi-role helicopter,” said Olivier Michalon, Executive Vice President Global Business, Airbus Helicopters. “Our partnership started in 2002 when the Lithuanian State Border Guard received their first EC120. Twenty-one years later, it is a privilege to support such a distinguished organisation and to contribute to essential security missions in order to protect and serve the population of Lithuania and to make Europe safer.”
Image: Airbus Helicopters, Christian Keller
