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QinetiQ signs for four H-125 helicopters for Empire Test Pilots’ School

Oxford, UK - The aircraft are expected to enter service in early 2019

QinetiQ has signed a deal for four Airbus H-125 helicopters as part of its modernisation of the Empire Test Pilots’ School (ETPS), which it manages alongside the UK’s Ministry of Defence (MOD). Worth approximately £15 million, the deal will see Airbus Helicopters’ UK design team upgrade the Garmin G500-equipped aircraft with, among other capabilities, a 3-axis autopilot, dedicated communications equipm...

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Rome, Italy, 03/01/2017 16:26
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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