Eurocopter is to deliver three additional EC135 helicopters to the French Gendarmerie, and will continue supporting this police force’s current 12 EC135s through an extension of the company’s existing contract.

This new acquisition agreement will allow the Gendarmerie to expand its multi-role, twin-engine EC135 fleet, which is principally used for police and medical evacuation missions.

These EC135s ordered to date will eventually replace the police force’s single-engine Ecureuil helicopters, which they have been operating since 1980.