{"id":15684,"date":"2026-07-08T00:05:34","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T05:05:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/?p=15684"},"modified":"2026-07-08T00:05:34","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T05:05:34","slug":"u-s-customs-and-border-protection-orders-10-airbus-h125-helicopters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/?p=15684","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Customs and Border Protection orders 10 Airbus H125 helicopters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Story and image from Airbus<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Grand Prairie, Texas, July 7, 2026<\/strong> \u2013 Airbus (OTC: <a title=\"EADSY\" href=\"https:\/\/www.investing.com\/equities\/airbus-group-nv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>EADSY<\/strong><\/a>)has finalised a contract for the purchase of 10 H125 helicopters by U.S. Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations (CBP AMO). These aircraft will be operated by Air and Marine Operations to support critical law enforcement, border security, and public safety missions across the United States.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The <a title=\"H125\" href=\"https:\/\/www.airbus.com\/en\/products-services\/helicopters\/civil-helicopters\/h125\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-entity-type=\"node\" data-entity-uuid=\"a803f989-24a1-49e7-9c78-904910421fa5\" data-entity-substitution=\"canonical\">H125<\/a> light enforcement helicopter is a vital asset for airborne law enforcement operations throughout North America. Configured to operate efficiently in extreme environments, the aircraft delivers the versatility and reliability required for rigorous multi-role homeland security operations.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Manufactured at Airbus\u2019 manufacturing facility in Columbus, Mississippi, the H125 offers excellent visibility with multi-mission flexibility to conduct patrol surveillance and tactical operations at low operating costs. The H125 incorporates advanced safety features with the dual-channel full authority digital engine control (FADEC), engine data recorder, and dual hydraulic flight control system as standard equipment. These integrated systems reduce pilot workload and enhance operational safety during complex tactical flights.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Forward-Looking Statements<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This press release may contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including expected delivery dates. Such statements are based on current expectations and projections about our future results, prospects and opportunities and are not guarantees of future performance. Such statements will not be updated unless required by law. Actual results and performance may differ materially from those expressed or forecasted in forward-looking statements due to a number of factors, including those discussed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Story and image from Airbus Grand Prairie, Texas, July 7, 2026 \u2013 Airbus (OTC: EADSY)has finalised a contract for the purchase of 10 H125 helicopters by U.S. Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations (CBP AMO). These aircraft will be operated by Air and Marine Operations to support critical law enforcement, border security, and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15685,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[798,4510,89,5637,7929,2203,4957,3680,13831],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15684","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-airbus-news","category-aerospace-news","category-aviation-news","category-business-news","category-european-news","category-finance-news","category-global-politics","category-helicopter-news","category-manufacturing-assembly-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15684","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=15684"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15684\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15686,"href":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15684\/revisions\/15686"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/15685"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=15684"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=15684"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=15684"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}