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AS 555 AN Fennec - French Air Force

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The Eurocopter AS 555 Fennec twin-engined shipbourne helicopter belongs to the Ecureuil / Fennec family of helicopters, which also includes the twin-engined civil AS 355 Ecureuil, the single-engine military AS 550 Fennec, civil AS 350 Ecureuil and the civil EC 130 helicopter. Over 3,150 helicopters of the family have been ordered, of which 2,500 have been delivered and are operational in over 70 countries. The AS 555 SN is the naval combat variant and the AS 555 MN is the unarmed naval version.
The helicopters are in production at Eurocopter’s engineering and production facilities at Marignane in France, and they are also built for the Brazilian armed forces under a licensed production agreement by Helibras in Brazil.
The naval variant is in service with the navies of Brazil, Columbia and Argentina. In October 2001, six AS 555SN helicopters were ordered by the Royal Malaysian Navy, which were delivered between 2003 and 2004. They are used for over-the-horizon targeting (OTHT) and training.
The AS 555 is also in service with the French Army. Over 197 fennec helicopters ordered by India were cancelled in December 2007.
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