{"id":9699,"date":"2026-03-14T08:02:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-14T07:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dgualdo.it\/wpmain\/?p=9699"},"modified":"2026-03-14T07:07:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T06:07:17","slug":"vai-2026-news-japans-national-police-agency-bolsters-law-enforcement-fleet-withorder-for-three-airbus-h135-helicopters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dgualdo.it\/wpmain\/vai-2026-news-japans-national-police-agency-bolsters-law-enforcement-fleet-withorder-for-three-airbus-h135-helicopters\/airbus-helicopters-news\/03\/2026\/","title":{"rendered":"VAI 2026 NEWS &#8211; Japan\u2019s National Police Agency bolsters law enforcement fleet withorder for three Airbus H135 helicopters."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dgualdo.it\/wpmain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Japan-National-Police-Agencys-Airbus-H135-1-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9701\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dgualdo.it\/wpmain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Japan-National-Police-Agencys-Airbus-H135-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.dgualdo.it\/wpmain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Japan-National-Police-Agencys-Airbus-H135-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dgualdo.it\/wpmain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Japan-National-Police-Agencys-Airbus-H135-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.dgualdo.it\/wpmain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Japan-National-Police-Agencys-Airbus-H135-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.dgualdo.it\/wpmain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Japan-National-Police-Agencys-Airbus-H135-1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">VAI 2026 NEWS &#8211; Tokyo, Japan, 12 March 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Japan\u2019s National Police Agency (NPA) has placed a follow-on order for three H135 helicopters as part of its ongoing fleet modernisation<br>programme. These versatile aircraft will be deployed to the Hokkaido, Shimane, and Miyagi Prefectural Police departments, enhancing their capacity for multi-role law enforcement missions, covering patrol, search and rescue, and tactical transport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This latest acquisition reinforces the long-standing partnership between Airbus and the NPA, bringing the agency\u2019s total Airbus fleet to 26 units. \u201cWe are honoured by the National Police Agency\u2019s continued trust in the H135,\u201d said Jean-Luc Alfonsi, Managing Director of Airbus Helicopters in Japan. \u201cThe H135\u2019s proven reliability and high performance make it the definitive platform for law enforcement. We<br>remain dedicated to providing comprehensive support necessary to ensure the NPA meets its critical mission requirements across Japan.\u201d<br>This order follows the successful delivery of an H135 to the Hiroshima Prefectural Police in late 2025. The aircraft now operates in tandem with the department\u2019s AS365, demonstrating the seamless integration of Airbus assets into complex operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Airbus\u2019 light, twin-engine H135 incorporates the most advanced technologies available, including Airbus Helicopters&#8217; Helionix avionics suite, which, in addition to the 4-axis autopilot, offers an innovative cockpit layout to enhance situational awareness. Designed with three large electronic displays, the H135\u2019s cockpit is night vision goggle compatible and includes a First Limit Indicator, which highlights the appropriate engine instrument data for the pilot in one indicator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Japan, H135 operators benefit from world-class in-country training at Airbus Helicopters Japan\u2019s H135 full flight simulator centre in Kobe.<br>Currently, 98 H135s are in operation across Japan, with 15 units dedicated to law enforcement. Globally, the H135 family remains a market leader with over 1,600 helicopters in service worldwide, and 8 million flight hours recorded across all mission segments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>VAI 2026 NEWS &#8211; Tokyo, Japan, 12 March 2026 Japan\u2019s National Police Agency (NPA) has placed a follow-on<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[47,803,3131],"tags":[48,306],"class_list":["post-9699","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-airbus-helicopters-news","category-hems","category-verticon-2026-atlanta-ga","tag-airbus-helicopters","tag-h135"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dgualdo.it\/wpmain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9699","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dgualdo.it\/wpmain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dgualdo.it\/wpmain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dgualdo.it\/wpmain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dgualdo.it\/wpmain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9699"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.dgualdo.it\/wpmain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9699\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9702,"href":"https:\/\/www.dgualdo.it\/wpmain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9699\/revisions\/9702"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dgualdo.it\/wpmain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9699"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dgualdo.it\/wpmain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9699"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dgualdo.it\/wpmain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9699"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}