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The Eurocopter (now Airbus Helicopters) AS550 Fennec (now H125M)[1] and AS555 Fennec 2 are lightweight, multipurpose military helicopters manufactured by Eurocopter Group (now Airbus Helicopters). Based on the AS350 Ecureuil and AS355 Ecureuil 2 series, they are named after the fennec fox. The armed versions of the AS550 and AS555 can be fitted with coaxial weapons, rockets, torpedoes and various other munitions.

AS550 Fennec
AS555 Fennec 2
A Fennec of the French Air and Space Force
Role Light utility military helicopter
National origin France
Manufacturer Aérospatiale
Eurocopter
Airbus Helicopters
Introduction 1990
Status In service
Primary users French Army
French Air and Space Force
Argentine Navy
Royal Malaysian Navy
Royal Danish Air Force
Produced 1990–present
Developed from Eurocopter AS350 Écureuil
Eurocopter AS355 Écureuil 2

Design



Operational history


As a result of the Vienna Treaty,[which?] military variants of the Écureuil were marketed under a separate designation; thus from 1990 onwards the type was marketed as the Fennec.[2]

In February 2007, India selected the AS550 C3 Fennec over the Bell 407 helicopter in a deal for 197 helicopters worth US$500 million.[3] This deal was suspended in June 2007 because of concerns of alleged corruption in the bidding process, and cancelled outright on 6 December 2007.[4] The contract is now being re-competed, and the AS550 C3 is among the helicopters competing for the deal. However India chose Kamov Ka-226T over AS550 C3 in the refreshed tender.[5]

On 20 January 2011, Royal Malaysian Navy PASKAL commandos rescued a hijacked Malaysian chemical tanker and its crew from Somali pirates. A Fennec helicopter provided reconnaissance and aerial gunfire to keep the pirate's mother ship at bay while commandos boarded the tanker.[6]


Variants


Single engine
Twin engine

Operators


An Argentine Navy AS555 SN Fennec 2
An Argentine Navy AS555 SN Fennec 2
 Argentina
 Brazil
 Chad
 Colombia
 Denmark
 Ecuador
 France
An Armée de l'air AS555
An Armée de l'air AS555
 Indonesia
 Kenya
 Malaysia

 Mexico

 Pakistan

A Danish Air Force AS550 C2 Fennec
A Danish Air Force AS550 C2 Fennec

 Qatar

 Tanzania

 Thailand

 Uzbekistan


Former operators


 Singapore

Specifications (AS550 C3)


The cockpit of an AS 555
The cockpit of an AS 555

Data from Jane's All The World's Aircraft 2003–2004[16]

General characteristics

Performance

Armament
Provision for:

[14]


See also


Related development

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era


References



Notes


  1. "Meet the H Generation: From EC to H". www.airbushelicopters.com. Archived from the original on 25 July 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  2. "1974: AS350/355 Ecureuil/AStar- AS550/555 Fennec – EC130." Archived 26 December 2015 at the Wayback Machine Eurocopter, Retrieved: 25 December 2015.
  3. "Eurocopter wins big Indian Army deal". Kalingatimes.com. Archived from the original on 4 June 2007. Retrieved 26 April 2007.
  4. "India scraps 600 million dollar Eurocopter deal". Archived from the original on 11 February 2012.
  5. Pubby, Manu (14 May 2015). "Make in India: Defence ministry okays $3.4 billion deals including procurement of US-origin M777 artillery guns". India Times. Archived from the original on 29 October 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
  6. "Paskal commandos foil hijack attempt in Gulf of Aden". The Star. 22 January 2011. Archived from the original on 23 January 2011. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
  7. "World Air Forces 2018". Flightglobal Insight. 2018. Archived from the original on 6 February 2018. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  8. "World Air Forces 2022". Flightglobal. 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  9. "Kenya acquires Fennec helicopters". DefenceWeb. 6 September 2018. Archived from the original on 7 September 2018. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  10. "Helicopters Reception Ceremony" (Press release). Kenya Air Force. 14 September 2018. Archived from the original on 24 October 2018. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  11. (in French)http://www.avionslegendaires.net/2018/03/actu/des-helicopteres-nh90-et-h125m-commandes-par-le-qatar Archived 18 March 2018 at the Wayback Machine.
  12. Binnie, Jeremy (11 September 2018). "Tanzania to take delivery of Super Puma helicopters". IHS Jane's 360. London. Archived from the original on 11 September 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  13. "World Air Forces 2021". FlightGlobal. 4 December 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  14. "Republic of Singapore Air Force AS 350". Archived from the original on 16 October 2012. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
  15. "Singapore Air AS-550A Fennec". Demand media. Archived from the original on 7 October 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
  16. Jackson 2003, pp. 244–255.
  17. "H125M Helicopter 70-mm rocket system". FZ. Archived from the original on 7 January 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2015.

Bibliography





На других языках


- [en] Eurocopter Fennec

[fr] Aérospatiale AS550/555 Fennec

Les AS550 Fennec et AS555 Fennec 2, initialement conçus, développés et produits par l'entreprise française Aérospatiale, sont des hélicoptères militaires légers et polyvalents, basés sur l'AS350 Écureuil et AS355 Écureuil 2 (bimoteur). Avec le changement de nomenclature d'Airbus Helicopters en 2014, il est renommé H125M.



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