This significant investment is part of the European initiative Security Action for Europe (SAFE), which aims to strengthen European civil protection, emergency response, and public safety frameworks.
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The state-of-the-art fleet will be operated by the Ministry’s General Inspectorate of Aviation, under the coordination of the Department for Emergency Situations (DSU). The aircraft are destined to modernise Romania’s national capabilities in integrated emergency management, civil protection, and public order enforcement.
The H160 fleet will provide a high-performance multirole capability, with four aircraft dedicated to civil protection and disaster relief missions, whilst three will support public order, aerial surveillance, and tactical security operations. The H145 fleet will be fully allocated to the country’s emergency rescue service (SMURD) and mountain rescue operations, serving as the primary resource for rapid emergency medical interventions, specialised medical evacuations, and complex search-and-rescue (SAR) missions.
Airbus has been present in Romania for over 20 years through its three businesses: an Airbus Helicopters customer centre, a successful enterprise since its creation with about 75 percent of its turnover achieved through export contracts, Airbus Defence and Space providing turn-key secure communications and systems engineering services through its engineering department and manufacturing detached parts for Airbus Commercial Aircraft.
In total, there are more than 1,800 H145 family helicopters in service, logging a total of more than 8.5 million flight hours.