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Airbus adds full icing protection to H175, with Latecoere supplying cockpit controls

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Airbus Helicopters is developing a Full Icing Protection System for the H175 super-medium helicopter and has selected Latecoere to develop and manufacture additional cockpit control panels. Separately, Airbus says the H175M could be built in Canada if chosen for one of the country’s fleet modernization programs.

Discovered 2026-10-13T02:55:03.508176-07:00 | 2026-10-13T02:55:03.508176-07:00

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  • The FIPS configuration broadens the H175’s operating capability in icing conditions; Latecoere’s contract covers cockpit control panels for the system.
  • Airbus says H175M production in Canada is possible if the helicopter wins a modernization competition, linking a potential procurement decision to domestic manufacturing.

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