GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas - Airbus Helicopters Inc. (AHI) has submitted a bid to the New York Police Department’s Request For Proposal (RFP) for two new helicopters to partially replace the department’s aging fleet. AHI is prepared to equip the NYPD with high-tech, high-performance search and rescue (SAR) H175 helicopters, which are built at AHI’s facility in Columbus, Miss. The NYPD is responsible for missions that include surveillance, search and rescue, counter terrorism, SWAT, medical evacuation, high rise rescue, and firefighting. The current RFP was released earlier this month, with an award announcement expected later this year. The H175 is a twin-engine helo that can hold two pilots and 18 passengers, and is suited for SAR, emergency medical, law enforcement, firefighting, and land and maritime border control operations. The H175 benefits from the latest developments of AHI’s state-of-the-art Helionix avionics suite, which bolsters the helicopter’s SAR capabilities. (Source: AHI 03/31/21)
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