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Airbus Helicopters H160

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Lift type	Rotary wing
Construction type	Factory-built
Control type	Piloted
Engine type	Turboshaft
Application	Business
Final assembly	Marseille/Provence
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Turboshaft light utility helicopter, (previously known as X4). Includes H160M Guepard French military variant, Joint Light Helicopter (Hélicoptère Interarmées Léger, HIL) and ACH160 for VIP market.

Type variants

Variant	Launch/First flight	Production end
Airbus Helicopters H160	2011 / 2015	Production: 23 (2024). Baseline variant, light or medium helicopter, three stage prototyping, inlcudes VIP variant: ACH160.
Airbus Helicopters H160M Guepard	2019 / 2022	Variant selected by French Military, also known as Joint Light Helicopter (Hélicoptère Interarmées Léger, HIL).

Recent news

• 18/11/2025: Press Release: SKYTRAC and Airbus Helicopters announce real-time Helionix alerting solution
• 31/07/2025: NEWS: First H160M Guepard flight is key step for French Armed Forces
• 26/06/2025: NEWS: Astronautics nFDIMU becomes line-fit choice for A321XLR
• 12/06/2025: Press Release: Airbus unveils HTeaming, its modular crewed-uncrewed teaming system
• 11/03/2025: Press Release: Astronautics' AeroSync Max selected as line-fit connectivity solution for Airbus' H225/M helicopters

View full news archive for the Airbus Helicopters H160.

See recent updates (latest 19/11/2025)

Operations data

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Power Systems	Engine Components (2) Engines (2) Fuel Systems (2) Power Transmission (2) Rotors & Propellers (1)
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