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The Japan Coast Guard (JCG) has received an additional H225 Super Puma helicopter, bringing its total to 13 – two AS332s and 11 H225s - Airbus Helicopters announced on March 6, 2019.
The Super Pumas are used by the JCG for security enforcement, coastal surveillance and humanitarian air and disaster relief operations throughout Japan and its territorial waters.
Guillaume Leprince, Airbus Helicopter Japan’s Managing Director, said: “The fact that JCG’s latest H225 participated in a series of rescue missions immediately upon delivery and rescued 23 people speaks volumes for our aircraft’s mission-ready performance and availability … This followon order also reaffirms the confidence the JCG has in our helicopters.”
