Babcock Australasia has won an eight‑year A$250 million contract to provide two Airbus H145 D3 helicopters and crews to the Australian Border Force for Torres Strait surveillance. The H145s will be fitted with advanced sensors, mission management systems and long‑range fuel tanks, extending a 30‑year partnership.
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The award is a material, multi‑year services and platform deal (A$250m over eight years for two missionised H145 D3s) that demonstrates sustained market demand for light, sensor‑equipped maritime helicopters and outsourced crewing models.
The contract strengthens Australia’s maritime surveillance posture in the strategically critical Torres Strait and complements recent Australian maritime ISR investments such as the DoD’s activation of a contract option to modernise RAAF P-8A Poseidons (https://hype.aero/?story=e24fe797-b83c-4560-8bb7-fb42a334ccee) and the US clearance of upgrades for Australian MC-55A platforms (https://hype.aero/?story=27774305-f5d5-4527-a1da-fd7c5f727446).
The deal extends Babcock’s long running government relationship and follows the company’s recent expansion in training and support services (https://hype.aero/?story=2087af8f-89dc-47b8-a987-806fc040f3cb), underlining Babcock’s position as a competitive provider of integrated rotary ISR and sustainment services in the region.
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