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Airbus Helicopters Weapon Systems

Airbus Helicopters is Airbus SE's rotorcraft division, producing civil and military helicopters, uncrewed aerial systems, and support services from its Marignane base in France.

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Airbus Helicopters grew out of the 1992 merger of the helicopter divisions of France's Aérospatiale and Germany's DASA, which created Eurocopter before the business adopted the Airbus name in 2014. Airbus now presents the division as the group segment responsible for civil and military rotorcraft, related services, and uncrewed aerial systems.

For this catalog, the builder archive page explains the industrial context behind Airbus-linked helicopter families such as the Super Puma / H215 line, along with the broader civil and military rotorcraft portfolio assembled and supported from Marignane.

Civil helicoptersMilitary helicoptersUncrewed aerial systemsRotorcraft support and trainingVertical lift services

Notable Systems

Super Puma / H215 family

Airbus's military helicopter portfolio includes the H215M, the current military Super Puma/Cougar family tied to the catalog's Super Puma entry.

Sources: Airbus helicopters page, Airbus H215M page, Airbus history page

H125

Airbus's civil helicopter portfolio includes the H125, a current light single-engine rotorcraft line descended from the AS350 family.

Sources: Airbus helicopters page, Airbus H125 page

H225M

Airbus positions the H225M as a heavy multi-role military helicopter for tactical transport, CSAR, and special operations.

Sources: Airbus helicopters page, Airbus H225M page

Builder History

  1. Eurocopter formed

    Airbus history says the merger of the helicopter divisions of France's Aérospatiale and Germany's DASA created Eurocopter in 1992.

    Sources: Airbus history page

  2. Eurocopter renamed Airbus Helicopters

    Airbus history notes that Eurocopter became Airbus Helicopters in 2014, aligning the rotorcraft business with the broader Airbus brand.

    Sources: Airbus history page

  3. Airbus described the division as a global leader

    Airbus's FY 2025 board report described Airbus Helicopters as a global leader in the civil and military rotorcraft market with a broad portfolio of helicopters and UAS.

    Sources: Airbus FY 2025 board report

Predecessors
Eurocopter
Website links
Official helicopters portfolioAirbus historyAirbus contact page

Airbus materials use Airbus, Eurocopter, and Airbus Helicopters across different periods; legacy names are retained as aliases for catalog search and matching.

Builder Sources

  • Airbus helicopters pagePublisher: Airbus | Note: Supports the current civil and military rotorcraft portfolio and the division's general market role. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • Airbus history pagePublisher: Airbus | Note: Supports the 1992 Eurocopter formation and the 2014 rename to Airbus Helicopters. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • Airbus FY 2025 board reportPublisher: Airbus | Note: Supports Airbus Helicopters' current market-leader description, portfolio breadth, and division-level role within Airbus SE. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • Airbus contact pagePublisher: Airbus | Note: Supports the Airbus Helicopters Marignane site listing and address in France. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • Airbus H125 pagePublisher: Airbus | Note: Supports the H125 as a current Airbus helicopter family and as part of the civil rotorcraft portfolio. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • Airbus H215M pagePublisher: Airbus | Note: Supports the H215M as Airbus's military Super Puma/Cougar family and part of the rotorcraft portfolio. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • Airbus H225M pagePublisher: Airbus | Note: Supports the H225M as a current Airbus military helicopter product line in the rotorcraft portfolio. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • Commons Marignane Development Center photoPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Image provenance and CC BY-SA 4.0 licensing page for a photo of Airbus Helicopters' Marignane development center. | Accessed: 2026-06-21

Category

Aircraft & UAVs

Crewed aircraft, drones, and loitering munitions.

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Super Puma combat support helicopter, Twin-engine medium-lift utility helicopter, Aircraft & UAVsBoko Haram InsurgencySuper Puma combat support helicopterTwin-engine medium-lift utility helicopterBuilt in: FranceThe Super Puma is a twin-engine medium-lift helicopter family developed from the SA 330 Puma and used by the Nigerian Air Force as a combat-support platform. In the Boko Haram Insurgency, sourced Nigerian Air Force reporting places Super Puma fleets in the northeast air task force, where the type supported mobility, casualty evacuation, search and rescue, and logistics rather than serving as a dedicated attack helicopter.