Rotorcraft
Airbus Delivers First Naval Combat H225M to Brazil
The Exocet-armed AH-15B version of the H225M helicopter provides the Brazilian navy with a powerful anti-ship capability.
Resplendent in Brazilian navy colors, the first AH-15B is seen carrying the Exocet Block 2 Mod 2, the latest variant of the sea-skimming anti-ship missile. (Photo: Airbus Helicopters/Eny Miranda)
Resplendent in Brazilian navy colors, the first AH-15B is seen carrying the Exocet Block 2 Mod 2, the latest variant of the sea-skimming anti-ship missile. (Photo: Airbus Helicopters/Eny Miranda)

Airbus Helicopters’ Brazilian subsidiary, Helibras, has delivered the first H225M helicopter in naval combat configuration to the Força Aeronaval da Marinha do Brasil (Brazilian naval aviation). This version, which was engineered in Brazil by Helibras, is the most complex version of the Caracal rotorcraft to date.


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