First Airbus H160 SAR Helicopter Delivered to Babcock for the French Navy

[@chillout1109]

This is one very good looking copter right there. I love the design.

[@dutch6390]

💪 🇫🇷 👍 The French Power !!!

[@Couchienz]

Pretty machine.

[@karlmarx9853]

I wish I had the one this beautiful helicopter, so much I wish it.

[@PpAirO5]

Beautiful helicopter 💙

[@watermirror]

been waiting for h-160 to be featured. stealthier than aw159, better alternative option

[@raytheonbuna1021]

How will Babcock maintain the Naval, Army and Air Force versions? Contractors in the field? Charge back? Seems ridiculous.

[@user-lu4cf1pf3g]

Молодцы Французы, держатся на плаву

[@tomp.8875]

It is a European helicopter. Spain Germany and France building this helicopter...

[@backtotheblak]

@@tomp.8875 you mean France, Germany & finally Spain, eurocopter is made of France!!!

[@HIP-wv8nu]

@@tomp.8875 France can do this alone, the helicoptere part of airbus is MAINLY french, not spanish or german, french

[@HIP-wv8nu]

@@tomp.8875 France can do this alone, the helicoptere part of airbus is MAINLY french, not spanish or german, french

[@76notam]

une belle machine , bravo 😉👍

[@Miszaification]

Very nice looking machine

[@helicopterovirtual-msfs6254]

Gostaria de saber se existe manual do H160 com limitações de máquina. *Velocidade para autorrotação e velocidade de operação com trem de pouso abaixado?

[@mr_beezlebub3985]

I think the US Coast Guard might like this bird.

[@drinksnapple8997]

A lease contract? You know that the French taxpayer is going to get fleeced!!!!

[@paulsteaven]

Are they an upgrade over the Dauphins and Panthers?

[@xaviervavasseur8616]

You bet they are 👍

[@raleighepp5274]

@@xaviervavasseur8616 - Although slower!

[@MYGM350]

Much more, after Panter/Dauphin, Ec-155 and then the 160

[@yuchuga8341]

Why is there a big fan at the tail of the helicopter ?

[@jamescollins4208]

That’s probably not by coincidence the H-160 is so close in name to the American multi-military-service multi-version H-60, which is possibly the most successful helicopter in world history. This is not an exaggeration, with unique versions flown by the United States Navy, Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marines, even a U.S. Presidential version, and recently now, even an unique fire fighting version sold to the State of California. And there’s a replacement coming, which seem almost an impossible and too costly choice.

[@nabilzuhair192]

Helicopter helicopter

[@Jayclark41]

looks like a good helicopter if now we could only fix all the issues with our NH-60... especialy all the ones the australians have signaled to us. that would be fantastic. armed versions would be nice too.

[@adamrsamian3964]

Do u mean the NH-90?

[@raytheonbuna1021]

@@adamrsamian3964 in the Southern Hemisphere 9s look like 6s.

[@adamrsamian3964]

@@raytheonbuna1021 hahahahaha

[@alexandre6143]

xD especially when the nh-90 is way more reliable than the uh-60

[@adamrsamian3964]

@@alexandre6143 wow! just wow! hahahahaha

[@Jothishayamantharaadawiya]

👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@3204clivesinclair]

So what happens when the aircraft requires maintenance in manoeuvres, or in a real conflict. I understand that leasing certain hardware to military forces may be more cost effective, such as training or non combat equipment. But to basically lease actual combat aircraft - we all know how the French like to go on strike over pay/conditions!

[@BeKindToBirds]

Modern military support works in this way. It worked this way even back into history, as long as your nation has some capacity they can fight wars for a surprisingly long time. This is one of the horrors of industrialized warfare

[@avare7044]

Idiot

[@chandrachurniyogi8394]

the Indian Navy could do with a fleet of 94 brand new H160 M maritime multi role CSAR helicopter . . . it'll have a starboard side door gunner armed with a 25 MM GAU-12/U 6-barrel rotary gun & AGM-84E Harpoon II inertial guided anti-ship missiles . . .

[@Veldtian1]

and it'll tip over on it's side as it rolls out of your fantasy.

[@gdgobi7330]

😂 what about the BJP commission?

[@vibhanshuchauhan3328]

@@gdgobi7330 only in Rahul bhakti universe our indeginous platform are cheaper and do the job navy are going with naval Dhruv

[@CUCURELAdaGOAT]

talk you shit

[@raleighepp5274]

Why is it so much slower than the AW 139, AW 169 and EC 155 B?

[@reygieflorestv13]

NICE ITS GREAT TECHNOLOGY GOODLUCK

[@alexandercamara4111]

🎬🏆🎥

[@strikezero01]

Neat!!

[@javitr4173]

Yo tuve la suerte de verlo en persona y aunque parezca grande, es un helicoptero muy pequeño, solamente caben 5 personas aunque digan 12 es mentira

[@mazzarouni5608]

Maybe the French will rent first then buy?

[@lordtemplar9274]

This is a temporary contract for a few the civilian versions needed now to replace old heli. Meanwhile they are finalizing a militarized version of the H160 called H160M. France has ordered 169 H160M for the army, navy and air force with first deliveries expected in 2024

[@maximeadam1621]

Les 6 premier seront louée Pour les gardes cotes et le reste acheter

[@crashercrasher9696]

This is not a heavy duty aircraft , it wud likely to crash

[@drones7838]

It’s funny how the French officers don’t wear an undershirt in their uniform it’s just the straight dress shirt

[@sulohh6188]

Made ın Türkiye (Gökbey Helikopter)

[@numeric.alphabet]

Jadinya biar nungging bukan konsentris

[@samburdge9948]

They own the helicopter and lease it out……sounds awful…..wtf

[@HMSDaring1]

The same sort of rubbish we do in the UK unfortunately. A good amount of aircraft are contracted to the UK armed forces for training & operations etc. through these horrible companies such as Babcock. They're nasty and end up costing more than if they were bought.

[@basemanawakens6089]

@@HMSDaring1 just another way to fleece the tax payer.

[@jamieshields9521]

Sound similar like Australia NH90 n Tiger as we brought them but can’t sell them, only other operators who operate them.

[@Cartoonman154]

@@HMSDaring1 Are you talking about the Private Finance Initiative (PFI) ?

[@HMSDaring1]

@@Cartoonman154 It's one of them - MFTS being the other significant cock-up.

[@richarddumont5389]

L’armée qui loue ses matériels … on aura tout vu …

[@numeric.alphabet]

Helio kosentris

[@kroooassant9899]

Very cost efficient

[@Zagoreni02A]

Loose the rotary system, add two jet engines that can rotate like on Osprey and you get much better craft, additional trusters on lower part of the fuselage for stability and voila.

[@laurentfisher4284]

poor France, renting helicopters to a private English company for its army...

[@ddoumeche]

il serait préférable que les français se bornent à parler français et fasse appels à des interprètes plutôt que de massacrer la langue de shakespeare

[@coolman8208]

Osef

[@stansmith9059]

English with a French accent is so lovely..!

[@Lulu-and-co]

l'accent français est reconnaisable partout dans le monde tellement c'est moche a entendre