Chilean Dauphin modernisation

AIRBUS HELICOPTERS has announced that the Aviación Naval (Chilean Naval Aviation) will modernise its HH-65 Dauphin helicopters. The contract has gone to Helibras in Brazil, which conducts similar work on AS350, AS550 and Panther K2 helicopters of the Brazilian Army. The Dauphin upgrades will be completed in stages to achieve a standard as close as possible to the AS565MBe Panther. In contrast to Chile, the Argentine Prefectura Naval (Coast Guard) plans to modernise its four Dauphins in a single stage,