Kharkiv separate aviation squadron replenished with two modern Airbus H125 boards
Two new Airbus H125 helicopters, which are supplied as part of an agreement between the Governments of Ukraine and France, arrived today at Kharkiv airport and replenished the fleet of the Kharkiv separate aviation squadron of the State Border Service of Ukraine.
Recall that within the framework of the implementation of the intergovernmental agreement with the French Republic and the implementation of the investment project of the Ministry of Internal Affairs on the creation of a unified aviation security and civil protection system, Ukraine should replenish with 55 new aircraft models. Of these, the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine will receive 24 new helicopters. At the same time, part of the flight and technical staff of the border air squadrons were trained to operate and maintain the H125 in France — at the Airbus Training Center.
The Ukrainian border agency adopted the first helicopters under the Ukrainian-French contract in January 2020. At the beginning of operation, border guards used these machines to prepare flight and engineering staff, as well as to monitor the state border. Now the State Border Guard Service has its own certified specialists, including instructors.
Currently, the Ukrainian border agency already has 7 H125 helicopters of the French company Airbus Helicopters, and in general, within the framework of the creation of the Unified System of Aviation Security and Civil Protection in Ukraine, the State Border Service of Ukraine should receive 24 H125 helicopters.
The development of the necessary infrastructure for the effective use of helicopters in border protection is also underway.
State Border Guard Service of Ukraine
