Airbus Helicopters AS565 Panther

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Twin turboshaft light naval utility helicopter.

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Lift type

Rotary wing

Construction

Factory-built

Control

Piloted

Engine type

Turboshaft

Application

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

Fleet facts business use worldwide · as at August 2026

In business use

375 aircraft

Production years

1978-2020

Average age

28.4 years

Main base countries

India (37), Japan (33), Canada (12), Portugal (11), Germany (10)

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

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 Helicopter AS365 Dauphin 2	1975 / 1975	2022	Medium-weight multipurpose twin-engine helicopter, originally manufacured by Aérospatiale, includes variant: AS365N2 (discontinued).
Aérospatiale SA565 Panther	1980 / 1984	2000	Production: 1 (2021) GAMA: Airbus Helicopters AS365 N3+ / AS565 Mbe. Baseline variant.
Airbus Helicopters AS565N3	1997 / 1998		Current baseline variant, includes AS365N3+ with newer avionics and nose of H155.
Airbus Helicopters AS565MBe	2014 / 2015		Naval version of Airbus’ Panther helicopter family.

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