page_title: Eurocopter EC135
section_title: Government operators
hierarchical_section_title: Eurocopter EC135 / Operators / Government operators
caption_attribution_description: Eurocopter EC.135P2+ of the Japanese Police at Nagoya Komaki-NKM, Japan, 15/09/16.
context_page_description: The Eurocopter EC135 is a twin-engine civil light utility helicopter produced by Airbus Helicopters. It is capable of flight under instrument flight rules and is outfitted with a digital automatic flight control system. First flying on 15 February 1994, it entered service in 1996 and 1,300 have been delivered up to January 2018 to 300 operators in 60 countries, accumulating over 4.5 million flight hours. It is mainly used for helicopter emergency medical services, corporate transport, law enforcement, offshore wind support, and military flight training. Half of them are in Europe and a quarter in North America. The Eurocopter EC635 is a military variant.
context_section_description:  Argentina
  Argentine Federal Police
  Argentine National Gendarmerie
   Australia
  New South Wales Police AirWing
   Austria
  Federal Police
   Canada
  Ontario Provincial Police
   Croatia
  Croatian Police
   Czech Republic
  State Police
   Germany
  Federal Police
  State Police
   Hungary
  HSE National Ambulance Service
   Ireland
  Garda Air Support Unit
   Japan
  Japanese National Police
   Lithuania
  State Border Guard
   Netherlands
  National Police
  ANWB Medical Air Assistance
   Norway
  Norwegian Police Service
   Poland
  Emergency medical services in Poland
  Border Guard (Poland)
   Romania
  Romanian Police
  SMURD
   Slovenia
  Slovenian National Police
   Spain
  National Police Corps of Spain
  Civil Guard
   United Kingdom
  Northern Lighthouse Board
  National Police Air Service (England & Wales)
  Police Scotland
  Police Service of Northern Ireland
   Turkey
  Ministry of Health (Turkey) (operated by Turkish Aeronautical Association)
   United States
  Broward County Sheriff
  Massachusetts State Police
caption: Japanese National Police's EC-135 in flight
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