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Medium utility helicopter
Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin is a medium utility helicopter originating in France. It was built by Aérospatiale Eurocopter Airbus Helicopters. Reported operators include Pawan Hans.
FranceEurocopter AS365 Dauphin
U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Gary Keen · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · ModifiedMedium utility helicopter
France
Aérospatiale Eurocopter Airbus Helicopters
In service
Pawan Hans
1,098
1975–2021
December 1978
24 January 1975
Aérospatiale SA 360 Dauphin
Eurocopter HH-65 Dolphin Eurocopter AS565 Panther Harbin Z-9
Eurocopter EC155 Eurocopter X3
1 or 2 pilots
11 or 12 passengers
13.73 m (45 ft 1 in)
4.06 m (13 ft 4 in)
2,389 kg (5,267 lb)
4,300 kg (9,480 lb)
2 × Turboméca Arriel 2C turboshaft, Take-off Power, 625 kW (838 hp) each
11.94 m (39 ft 2 in)
306 km/h (190 mph, 165 kn)
827 km (514 mi, 447 nmi)
5,865 m (19,240 ft)
8.9 m/s (1,750 ft/min)
111.98 m 2 (1,205.3 sq ft)
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
True scale
Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 13.73 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 13.73 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 13.73 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
AzerbaijanNumber column of the Wikipedia list table under "Naval aviation". The list's own wording applies; it is a compiled secondary source, not an official census.
BangladeshNumber column of the Wikipedia list table under "Helicopters". The list's own wording applies; it is a compiled secondary source, not an official census.
ChileNaval Aviation exact named equipment holdings: AS365 Dauphin. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: HELICOPTERS / MRH. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
ColombiaNaval Aviation exact named equipment holdings: AS365 Dauphin. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: HELICOPTERS / SAR. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
DjiboutiAir Force exact named equipment holdings: AS365 Dauphin. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: HELICOPTERS / MRH. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
Dominican RepublicReported count for Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin · AS365 Dauphin. Service scope: Dominican Air Force; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): in service: 1. Origin: France. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2023), not the article revision. 2023 cited publication year. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
FranceReported French Navy Dauphin family holdings as of 31 December 2024, combining Pedro, FI, N and N3+ variants. Not a readiness count.
LithuaniaDated directory active-fleet estimate for AS365, grouped under Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin. Only the explicitly listed service/role Active cells are included. Ordered, stored and upgrade aircraft are excluded. This is the directory coverage of these source types, not a national total, complete owned-fleet census or readiness count.
MalaysiaMalaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) exact named equipment holdings: AS365 Dauphin. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: HELICOPTERS / MRH. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
MyanmarAir Force exact named equipment holdings: AS365. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: HELICOPTERS / MRH. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
Saudi ArabiaReported count for AS565 SA Dauphin · AS565 SA. Service scope: Naval aviation; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): in service: 26. Origin: FRA. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2025), not the article revision. 2025 cited publication year. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
United KingdomDirectory active-fleet estimate for the source types AS365; AS365 (British International), grouped under Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin. Sums only the listed service and role rows; includes training and special-mission versions where explicitly listed. Excludes the separate Ordered column, aircraft in storage, aircraft undergoing or awaiting upgrades, and the directory's other exclusions. This is the dated directory coverage of these types, not a complete owned-fleet census or a readiness count.
UruguayDated directory active-fleet estimate for AS365, grouped under Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin. Only the explicitly listed service/role Active cells are included. Ordered, stored and upgrade aircraft are excluded. This is the directory coverage of these source types, not a national total, complete owned-fleet census or readiness count.
Reported count for AS365 Dauphin (HH-65). Service scope: Chilean Naval Aviation; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): in service: 9. Origin: France. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2022), not the article revision. Cited source 2022-03-28. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
Reported count for Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin. Service scope: Naval aviation; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): in service: 7. Origin: France. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.