Airbus-H145 helicopter/s for PH Coast Guard successfully tested

Fresh with the news that the Philippines just awarded Mitsubishi Shipbuilding of Japan a contract to design, build, and deliver 2 94-meter Multi-Role Response Vessels (MRRVs) for the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) last week, another good news follows.

The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) just had a successful test flight one of the two airbus helicopters – H145 light twin engine helicopter – from Germany at the Villamor Air Base on Tuesday, 04 February 2020.

PCG’s new acquisition is the airbus helicopters H145 is a 4-tonne-class twin-engine helicopter equipped with high frequency radios, emergency flotation gear, fast roping, cargo sling, search light, and electro-optical systems to perform critical missions including search and rescue, medical evacuation, maritime patrol, and maritime law enforcement.

The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has successfully tested one of the two new airbus helicopters – H145 light twin engine helicopter – from Germany 
(PH Coast Guard FB Page)

The PCG procurement of new assets is part of the PCG’s modernization project - Light to Medium Multi-Purpose Twin Engine Helicopter Acquisition Project.

H145 is a 4-tonne-class twin-engine helicopter equipped with high frequency radios, emergency flotation gear, fast roping, cargo sling, search light, and electro-optical systems to perform critical missions including search and rescue, medical evacuation, maritime patrol, and maritime law enforcement (PCG FB Page)

The PCG personnel who will operate the newest flying assets have already undergone comprehensive training in Germany last year.

Last week it was just reported that the Department of Transportation (DOTr) has awarded the contract is PY 14,550,000,000.00 to Mitsubishi Shipbuilding of Japan a contract to design, build, and deliver 2 94-meter Multi-Role Response Vessels (MRRVs) for the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG)

“The project involves the acquisition of two (2) heavy weather, high endurance 94-meter Multi-Role Response Vessels (MRRVs), to provide the PCG with vessels with a cruising range capability of 4,000 nautical miles, can be used in Sea-State 6 (wave height of up to 6 meters) in rough sea condition, and are capable to conduct continuous maritime patrol up to 15 days at 15 knots,” NEDA said.

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Report from Philippine Coast Guard

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