RSAF’s new Boeing and Airbus helicopters attain full operational capability

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Airbus Helicopters’ H225M and Boeing’s CH-47F Chinook can now perform the full suite of missions required by the RSAF.

The CH-47F heavy-lift helicopter with two Light Strike Vehicles being carried underslung and two H225M medium-lift helicopters in an aerial display at Sembawang Airbase on April 11.The RSAF and Singapore Army personnel saluting at the end of the aircraft capability display at Sembawang Airbase on April 11.

These include troop transport; carrying underslung loads, which are too big to fit inside the cabin; search and rescue; aeromedical evacuation; and humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations. The squadron operates CH-47Fs alongside the RSAF’s existing CH-47SD Chinook, while the H225Ms are flown by 125 Squadron. Both units are located at Sembawang Air Base, where a ceremony was held on April 11 to mark the full operational capability milestone.

He said: “These two new helicopter platforms enhance cross-service integration, allowing the RSAF to better support army and navy troop and equipment lifts.”

 

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