Future Collaboration Opportunities for Light and Medium Multirole Helicopters in Europe
Abstract
RAND Europe was commissioned by the European Defence Agency (EDA) in September 2018 to conduct a study on potential collaboration opportunities amongst the EDA participating member states (pMS) and select countries with administrative arrangements (AA countries), specifically in the areas of light and medium multirole helicopters (MRHs). The overarching goal of the study was to support the EDA in identifying new collaboration opportunities throughout the MRH life cycle and analyse the possible costs, benefits and challenges of each potential opportunity. There is no universally accepted definition of what constitutes a light or medium helicopter and, as the name suggests, a 'multirole' aircraft may be used for a wide variety of functions. For the purpose of this study, therefore, the 'light' and 'medium' categories were defined based primarily on the European Aviation Safety Agency's (EASA) classifications. However, the upper weight limit of medium helicopters was expanded from 9,071 kg (as defined by EASA) to 11,000 kg, in order to include slightly heavier multirole helicopters, such as the NH90 andUH-60 Black Hawk, in order to alight with the classification of what would be most useful to the EDA and its pMS. Further information is provided in Figure 1 below.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 2019
- Accession Number
- AD1086685
Entities
People
- Julia Muravska
- Marta Kepe
- Richard Flint