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Bosnia and Herzegovina police helicopter capacity expansion

Overview

The Sarajevo Canton Ministry of Interior has established a new Helicopter Unit with the acquisition of a Bell 412EPX helicopter, valued at 30.3 million KM. The aircraft is intended for police interventions, search-and-rescue, medical evacuations, and firefighting, with the capacity to assist throughout Bosnia-Herzegovina and internationally.

Following this acquisition, Federal Minister of Internal Affairs Ramo Isak called for a broader expansion of aerial police capacity across the country. He proposed that each of the ten cantons possess at least one helicopter and that the Federal Police Administration (FUP) maintain two or three. Isak noted that while security coordination remains intact despite recent jurisdictional tensions, increasing these technical assets is necessary for operations such as firefighting and medical transport.

The unit has now reached an operational milestone with the completion of training for its first generation of pilots. The group, which includes Adnan Salihagić, Kerim Habibović, Fuad Brčić, and Amir Bajrović, underwent two years of intensive instruction involving over 200 flight hours and training sessions in Montenegro and the United States. These pilots are trained as co-pilots for the Bell 412 EPX, focusing on the mental shift required for police aviation where tasks often arise suddenly and require immediate reaction without pre-planned routes.

Entities

Kerim Habibović · Ministry of Internal Affairs of Sarajevo Canton · Ministry of Internal Affairs of Republika Srpska · Bell Textron · Adnan Salihagić

Timeline

  1. 4 days ago

    [POLITICS] 2 sources
    Sarajevo Canton police debut first helicopter unit pilots

    The first generation of pilots for the Sarajevo Canton Ministry of Internal Affairs' new helicopter unit has completed two years of training to operate Bell 412 EPX aircraft.

  2. 8 days ago

    [POLITICS] 2 sources
    Ramo Isak calls for increased police helicopter capacity in Bosnia and Herzegovina

    Federal Minister Ramo Isak affirmed police coordination in Bosnia and Herzegovina and called for increased helicopter capacity for all cantons to bolster security and emergency response.

  3. 22 days ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 6 sources
    Sarajevo Canton police acquire first Bell 412EPX helicopter for rescue and security

    Sarajevo Canton police unveiled a 30.3 M KM Bell 412EPX helicopter, forming a new Helicopter Unit for rescue, medical evacuation and fire‑fighting, with top officials present at the 27 July ceremony.

Sources

072info.com · 6yka.com · n24.ba

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