page_title: Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin
section_title: Military operators
hierarchical_section_title: Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin / Operators / Military operators
caption_attribution_description: VGTJ/ BAF BSR 2017.
context_page_description: The Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin, also formerly known as the Aérospatiale SA 365 Dauphin 2, is a medium-weight multipurpose twin-engine helicopter produced by Airbus Helicopters. It was originally developed and manufactured by French firm Aérospatiale, which was merged into the multinational Eurocopter company during the 1990s. Since entering production in 1975, the type has been in continuous production for more than 40 years. The intended successor to the Dauphin is the Airbus Helicopters H160, which is yet to enter operational service as of January 2020.
  The Dauphin 2 shares many similarities with the Aérospatiale SA 360, a commercially unsuccessful single-engine helicopter; however the twin-engine Dauphin 2 did meet with customer demand and has been operated by a wide variety of civil and military operators. Since the type's introduction in the 1970s, several major variations and specialised versions of the Dauphin 2 have been developed and entered production, including the military-oriented Eurocopter Panther, the air-sea rescue HH/MH-65 Dolphin, the Chinese-manufactured Harbin Z-9 and the modernised Eurocopter EC155.
context_section_description:  Bangladesh
  Bangladesh Army
   Bulgaria
  Bulgarian Navy
   Chile
  Chilean Navy
   Colombia
  Colombian Navy
   Djibouti
  Djibouti Air Force
   France
  French Navy
   Lithuania
  Lithuanian Air Force
   Myanmar
  Myanmar Air Force
   Nigeria
  Nigerian Air Force
   Saudi Arabia
  Royal Saudi Naval Forces
   United Kingdom
  Army Air Corps
   United States
  United States Coast Guard (see Eurocopter HH-65 Dolphin)
   Uruguay
  Uruguayan Air Force
caption: Bangladesh Army Eurocopter AS365 N3+ Dauphin
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