More H225Ms for the Royal Thai Air Force

The Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) has taken delivery of two more H225M (EC725) Caracal helicopters, Airbus Helicopters announced on October 24, 2018.

The new helicopters are the seventh and eighth out of twelve on order for the service, as part of its fleet modernisation plan.

The RTAF ordered eight EC725s between 2012 and 2016 and in September 2018, Airbus Helicopters announced a further order for four H225Ms, for delivery by the end of 2021.

The pair are the last of the original order and will join the six previously delivered for combat search and rescue (CSAR), search and rescue (SAR) and troop transport operations. Nigel Pittaway