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Romania signs SAFE-backed contract for 12 Airbus H225M military helicopters

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Romania has contracted for 12 H225M multirole helicopters from Airbus Helicopters under a government-to-government agreement with France. The procurement will use European Commission SAFE financing and follows Bucharest’s June indication that it intended to buy the aircraft alongside a technology-transfer agreement.

Discovered 2026-10-07T04:05:07.068595-07:00 | 2026-10-07T04:05:07.068595-07:00

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What Hype is tracking

  • The 12-aircraft contract adds a confirmed European military helicopter order to Airbus Helicopters’ program pipeline.
  • SAFE financing and the government-to-government arrangement with France link the procurement to European financing and industrial cooperation; the planned technology transfer is also relevant to the deal’s industrial scope.

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