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Airbus Helicopters H145

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Twin turboshaft light utility helicopter. Includes military version H145M (formerly known as EC645 T2), military version UH-72A and UH-72B Lakota for US Army, the foldable five-blade H145D3 twin, and unmanned U145.

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Lift type

Rotary wing

Assembly

Factory-built

Control

Piloted, Autonomous

Engine type

Turboshaft

Application

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

Design & construction

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Airframe & structure

Landing gear

Skids

Ice protection

Electro-thermal

Pressurisation

Unpressurised

Systems & avionics

Flight controls

Full FBW digital

Autopilot

3-axis

Avionics architecture

Integrated glass suite

Configuration & certification

Rotor configuration

Single main + tail

Minimum crew

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Type variants

Variant	Launch / first flight	Production end	Notes
Airbus Helicopters EC145	1997 / 1999	2014	Production: 26 (2026) GAMA: Airbus Helicopters H145 / H145M. Baseline variant, made with Kawasaki Heavy Industries, also known as BK117 C-2.
Airbus Helicopters UH-72A Lakota	2006 / 2006		Light utility helicopter for US Army.
Airbus Helicopters H145	2011 / 2010		Updated variant, formerly EC145 T2, includes Kawasaki BK117 D-3 variant.
Airbus Helicopters H145M	2012 / 2014		Military variant, formerly EC645 T2.
Airbus Helicopters UH-72B Lakota	2021 / 2021		Updated variant with redesigned gearbox and uprated engines.
Airbus Helicopters PioneerLab	2023 /		Hybrid-electric technology demonstrator.
Airbus U.S. Space & Defense MQ-72C Logistics Connector	2024 / 2025		Unmanned variant of UH-72, for U.S. Marine Corps' Aerial Logistics Connector effort.
Airbus U145	2026 /		Unmanned development of H145 with specialised AI sensor suite and integrated nose door (including a foldable loading table).

Airframer

Kawasaki Aerospace	News	BK117 variants
Airbus Helicopters	News
Airbus Helicopters Inc.	News	UH-72A Lakota and Armed Scout 645 variants
Airbus U.S. Space & Defense, Inc.	News	MQ-72C variant

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