Romania’s planned acquisition of 12 Airbus H225M Caracal helicopters is more than a helicopter purchase. It is a first tranche in a wider Puma replacement effort, a test of EU SAFE-funded defence procurement, and a measure of whether Bucharest can convert urgent capability renewal into meaningful domestic industrial participation around Airbus, IAR Brașov and Romania’s aerospace base.

The Kingdom of Morocco has signed a contract with Airbus Helicopters for ten H225M multirole helicopters, to be operated by the Royal Moroccan Air Force (RMAF) and configured for combat search & rescue and special operations