Airbus Helicopters H215/H225

In production

Twin turboshaft medium utility helicopters. H225 (formerly EC225) and military H225M (formerly EC725) variants, and H215. Formerly Super Puma AS332 C1e, AS332 L1e; Military AS532 ALe; Also produced in Indonesia as NAS332.

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Lift type

Rotary wing

Construction

Factory-built

Control

Piloted

Engine type

Turboshaft

Application

Attack, Business, Cargo, Military transport, Passenger small, Search & rescue, Surveillance, Utility

Final assembly

Bandung (Husein Sastranegara) ·

Fleet facts business use worldwide · as at August 2026

In business use

323 aircraft

Production years

1981-2022

Average age

22.7 years

Main base countries

U.S.A. (25), Canada (19), Japan (17), China (14), Angola (13)

Figures cover the worldwide fleet in business use — airline and military examples are not included. Fleet data: Business Air News research.

Design & construction

Landing gear

Retractable tricycle

Ice protection

Mixed

Pressurisation

Unpressurised

Flight controls

Mechanical

Autopilot

3-axis

Avionics architecture

Integrated glass suite

Rotor configuration

Single main + tail

Certification

Part 29

Minimum crew

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Type variants

Variant	Launch / first flight	Production end	Notes
Airbus Helicopters AS332 Super Puma	1977 / 1978	2015	Production: 12 (2025) GAMA: Airbus Helicopters H215 / H215M; Airbus Helicopters H225 / H225M. Baseline variant, includes AS332L1, AS332C1 and other variants with AS332 designation.
Airbus Helicopters EC225 Super Puma	1998 / 2000	2015	Improved variant of AS332 L2, includes EC225 LP and EC225e variants.
Airbus Helicopters H225	2014 / 2013		Upgraded variant, annouced initially as EC225e.
Airbus Helicopters H215	2015 / 2015		Current production variant, derived from AS332C1e and AS332L1e.
Airbus Helicopters H215M	2015 / 2015		Twin-engine, medium-weight, multipurpose helicopter, formerly AS532 Cougar.
Airbus Helicopters H225M	2015 / 2015		Military variant, formerly EC725.

Airframer

Helibras	News	H225
Airbus Helicopters	News
PT Dirgantara Indonesia - Indonesian Aerospace	News
Airbus Helicopters Romania	News	H215

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