DONAUWORTH, Germany, July 27 (UPI) -- Boeing Defense Australia has given factory acceptance to the first of 15 EC135 T2+ Airbus helicopters for an Australian Defense Force training program.
"Airbus Helicopters is thrilled that Boeing and the commonwealth of Australia have demonstrated their confidence in our product by accepting this first EC135 T2+, on time and on budget, as part of a world-leading high-tech helicopter air crew training system for the ADF," said Airbus Helicopters' Peter Harris, head of governmental sales for Australia Pacific.