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Romania Orders €800M Helicopters, Secures Local Assembly Deal

6/6/2026

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Romania signs a deal with Airbus Helicopters and IAR Brasov to buy 12 H225M helicopters for €800 million.
The EU SAFE programme also funds six H175M helicopters with €132 million.
An agreement will give IAR Brasov licences and training to assemble the H225M locally, with a follow-on order of 30.
Romania also contracts for H145 (€89 million), H160 (€191 million) and two Leonardo C-27J aircraft for the interior ministry.

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Romania signs a deal with Airbus Helicopters and IAR Brasov to buy 12 H225M helicopters for €800 million.
The EU SAFE programme also funds six H175M helicopters with €132 million.
An agreement will give IAR Brasov licences and training to assemble the H225M locally, with a follow-on order of 30.
Romania also contracts for H145 (€89 million), H160 (€191 million) and two Leonardo C-27J aircraft for the interior ministry.