Operational Debut of the Combat SAR EC725 Helicopters with the French Armed Forces

Eurocopter, On 10 May 2006, the French Air Force Chief of Staff, General Richard Wolsztynski, presided the official ceremony on the Cazaux Base in which the Combat Search & Rescue EC725 helicopters were declared operational. 
 
Currently the most accomplished helicopter in the world for Combat Search And Rescue (CSAR) operations, the EC725 will progressively take over from the former generation helicopters, offering substantially improved operational capabilities.  
 
On this occasion, Eurocopter President Fabrice Br