Spanish Secretary of State for Defence María Amparo Valcarce formally receiving the first Airbus H135 helicopter for the Spanish Air Force on 9 May. (Spanish Ministry of Defence)

The Spanish Air Force (Ejército del Aire Español: EdAE) has officially received into service its first Airbus Helicopters H135 rotorcraft, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced.

Secretary of State for Defence María Amparo Valcarce and CEO of Airbus Helicopters Spain Fernando Lombo signed the certificate of delivery during a ceremony at the Albacete production facility on 9 May.

As noted in the MoD announcement, this will be the first H135, destined to replace the Sikorsky S-76C at 78 Wing, Military Helicopter School, located at Armilla Air Base in Granada. As well as the school, the H135 is also destined for the 6th Army Squadron, where it will replace the Hughes 500M from October.

Spanish Secretary of State for Defence María Amparo Valcarce formally receiving the first Airbus H135 helicopter for the Spanish Air Force on 9 May. (Spanish Ministry of Defence)

The Spanish Air Force (Ejército del Aire Español: EdAE) has officially received into service its first Airbus Helicopters H135 rotorcraft, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced.

Secretary of State for Defence María Amparo Valcarce and CEO of Airbus Helicopters Spain Fernando Lombo signed the certificate of delivery during a ceremony at the Albacete production facility on 9 May.

As noted in the MoD announcement, this will be the first H135, destined to replace the Sikorsky S-76C at 78 Wing, Military Helicopter School, located at Armilla Air Base in Granada. As well as the school, the H135 is also destined for the 6th Army Squadron, where it will replace the Hughes 500M from October.

Spanish Secretary of State for Defence María Amparo Valcarce formally receiving the first Airbus H135 helicopter for the Spanish Air Force on 9 May. (Spanish Ministry of Defence)

The Spanish Air Force (Ejército del Aire Español: EdAE) has officially received into service its first Airbus Helicopters H135 rotorcraft, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced.

Secretary of State for Defence María Amparo Valcarce and CEO of Airbus Helicopters Spain Fernando Lombo signed the certificate of delivery during a ceremony at the Albacete production facility on 9 May.

As noted in the MoD announcement, this will be the first H135, destined to replace the Sikorsky S-76C at 78 Wing, Military Helicopter School, located at Armilla Air Base in Granada. As well as the school, the H135 is also destined for the 6th Army Squadron, where it will replace the Hughes 500M from October.

Spanish Secretary of State for Defence María Amparo Valcarce formally receiving the first Airbus H135 helicopter for the Spanish Air Force on 9 May. (Spanish Ministry of Defence)

The Spanish Air Force (Ejército del Aire Español: EdAE) has officially received into service its first Airbus Helicopters H135 rotorcraft, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced.

Secretary of State for Defence María Amparo Valcarce and CEO of Airbus Helicopters Spain Fernando Lombo signed the certificate of delivery during a ceremony at the Albacete production facility on 9 May.

As noted in the MoD announcement, this will be the first H135, destined to replace the Sikorsky S-76C at 78 Wing, Military Helicopter School, located at Armilla Air Base in Granada. As well as the school, the H135 is also destined for the 6th Army Squadron, where it will replace the Hughes 500M from October.

Spanish Secretary of State for Defence María Amparo Valcarce formally receiving the first Airbus H135 helicopter for the Spanish Air Force on 9 May. (Spanish Ministry of Defence)

The Spanish Air Force (Ejército del Aire Español: EdAE) has officially received into service its first Airbus Helicopters H135 rotorcraft, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced.

Secretary of State for Defence María Amparo Valcarce and CEO of Airbus Helicopters Spain Fernando Lombo signed the certificate of delivery during a ceremony at the Albacete production facility on 9 May.

As noted in the MoD announcement, this will be the first H135, destined to replace the Sikorsky S-76C at 78 Wing, Military Helicopter School, located at Armilla Air Base in Granada. As well as the school, the H135 is also destined for the 6th Army Squadron, where it will replace the Hughes 500M from October.

Spanish Secretary of State for Defence María Amparo Valcarce formally receiving the first Airbus H135 helicopter for the Spanish Air Force on 9 May. (Spanish Ministry of Defence)

The Spanish Air Force (Ejército del Aire Español: EdAE) has officially received into service its first Airbus Helicopters H135 rotorcraft, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced.

Secretary of State for Defence María Amparo Valcarce and CEO of Airbus Helicopters Spain Fernando Lombo signed the certificate of delivery during a ceremony at the Albacete production facility on 9 May.

As noted in the MoD announcement, this will be the first H135, destined to replace the Sikorsky S-76C at 78 Wing, Military Helicopter School, located at Armilla Air Base in Granada. As well as the school, the H135 is also destined for the 6th Army Squadron, where it will replace the Hughes 500M from October.