Boeing and Thales put on their HATS

Boeing Defence Australia (BDA) and Thales Australia named the Eurocopter EC135 as the preferred platform for their bid on the Australian Defence Force (ADF) Project AIR 9000 Phase 7 – Helicopter Aircrew Training System (HATS).

The Boeing and Thales HATS solution draws on Boeing’s sophisticated design tools and extensive aircrew training systems experience, combined with Thales’s simulation capabilities, to deliver an ab initio rotary wing training system for all Royal Australian Navy and Australian Army helicopter aircrew

A fleet of more than 1,000 EC135 aircraft worldwide has amassed 2.2 million flight hours to date.

The helicopter is part of successful training systems in Germany, Switzerland, Spain, and Japan, and in Australia with the Victorian and New South Wales police forces.