D??in? th? hi?hl? ?ntici??t?? P??is Ai? Sh?w 2023, th? Minist?? ?? D???ns? ?? A???ntin? (Minist??i? ?? D???ns?; MINDEF) m??? ? si?ni?ic?nt ?nn??nc?m?nt. Th?? ?iscl?s?? th?t th?? h?? si?n?? ? l?tt?? ?? int?nt with th? F??nch Minist?? ?? D???nc? t? ???c??? H215 milit??? h?lic??t??s ??? th? F???z?s A?m???s, which m?k? ?? th? A???ntini?n A?m?? F??c?s. Th? ???l inv?lv?s th? ?c??isiti?n ?? 12 H215 h?lic??t??s; h?w?v??, th? s??ci?ic v??i?nt ?? th?s? n?w ?i?c???t ??m?ins ?n?iscl?s??. F??th??m???, it is ??t t? ?? cl??i?i?? which ?xistin? h?lic??t??s th?? will ???l?c? within th? A???ntini?n ?l??t.

At ???s?nt, th? A???ntini?n A?m?? F??c?s ?tiliz? ? ?iv??s? ??n?? ?? h?lic??t?? m???ls, with ? n?t??l? ???s?nc? ?? Am??ic?n UH-1 ?n? B?ll 206 ?i?c???t. R?n?wn?? ?i?c???t m?n???ct???? Ai???s ??sc?i??s th? H215 ?s ? ????st twin-?n?in? h?lic??t?? with ? h??v?w?i?ht ??si?n. It h?l?s ? CAT A c??ti?ic?ti?n, hi?hli?htin? its ?xc??ti?n?l ??????m?nc? c????iliti?s. Th? H215 is ???tic?l??l? ?ccl?im?? ??? its ??li??ilit?, ???stin? ?n im???ssiv? ?v?il??ilit? ??t?, ?n? ?????s c?m??titiv? ?????tin? c?sts, m?kin? it ?n ?????lin? ch?ic? ??? th? A???ntini?n milit???.

Th? Ai???s H?lic??t??s H215 (???m??l? E???c??t?? AS332 S???? P?m?) is ? ????-?l????, twin-?n?in??, m??i?m-siz??, ?tilit? h?lic??t?? ??v?l???? ?n? initi?ll? ?????c?? ?? F??nch ????s??c? c?m??n? Aé??s??ti?l?. It h?s ???n s??s????ntl? m?n???ct???? ?? th? s?cc?ss?? c?m??ni?s E???c??t?? ?n? Ai???s H?lic??t??s. Th? H215 is ? ??-?n?in?? ?n? m??? v?l?min??s v??si?n ?? th? ??i?in?l Aé??s??ti?l? SA 330 P?m?. Sinc? 1990, S???? P?m?s in milit??? s??vic? h?v? ???n m??k?t?? ?n??? th? AS532 C????? ??si?n?ti?n. In civili?n s??vic?, ? n?xt ??n???ti?n s?cc?ss?? t? th? AS 332 w?s int????c?? in 2004, th? ???th??-?nl????? E???c??t?? EC225 S???? P?m?.

Th? m?lti-??l? v??si?n h?s ? l???? ??c?n?i?????l? c??in, ? wi?? ??n?? ?? ???i?m?nt ??ti?ns, ? ni?ht visi?n ????l?-c?m??ti?l? c?ck?it ?n? ?ll-w??th?? c????ilit? th?t incl???s ? ??ll ??-icin? s?st?m. It c?v??s th? ??ll s??ct??m ?? ???lic s??vic? missi?ns, whil? ?ls? ?xt?n?in? th? ??st?? ?? missi?ns t? ???i?l w??k ??ti?s. With ? sh??t?? ?i????m? ?n? ? li?ht?? c?n?i????ti?n, th? v??si?n ??? ???i?l w??k ?????s ?n ??tim?l ???l??? c???cit?, m?kin? it th? ??t??c???t ?? ch?ic? ??? ???i?l w??k ?n? ?i???i?htin? missi?ns. in ???iti?n t? th? tw? ?il?ts, th? sh??t-??s?l??? H215 c?n ?cc?mm???t? ?? t? 15 ??ss?n???s, whil? th? st??tch??-??s?l??? H215 inc???s?s this t? 20 ??ss?n???s in ? c?m???t??l? c?n?i????ti?n.