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{|{{Infobox aircraft begin
 |name= AS550 Fennec<br>AS555 Fennec 2
 |image= File:F-RAVE - Armée de l'air - AS-555 Fennec - LFBD (rotated).jpg
 |caption=A Fennec of the [[French Air and Space Force]]
}}{{Infobox aircraft type
 |type= Light [[utility helicopter|utility]] [[military helicopter]]
 |national origin= France
 |manufacturer= [[Aérospatiale]]<br>[[Eurocopter]]<br>[[Airbus Helicopters]]
 |designer=
 |first flight=
 |introduced= 1990
 |retired=
 |status= In service
 |primary user= [[French Army Light Aviation]]
 |more users= [[French Air and Space Force]]<br>[[Argentine Naval Aviation]]<br>[[Royal Malaysian Navy Aviation]]<br>[[Royal Danish Air Force]]
 |produced= 1990–present
 |number built=
 |developed from= [[Eurocopter AS350 Écureuil]]<br>[[Eurocopter AS355 Écureuil 2]]
 |variants with their own articles=
}}
|}

The '''Eurocopter''' (now '''Airbus Helicopters''') '''AS550 Fennec''' (now '''H125M''')<ref>{{cite web |title=Meet the H Generation: From EC to H |url=https://www.airbushelicopters.com/website/en/ref/Meet-the-H-Generation_229.html |website=www.airbushelicopters.com |access-date=25 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180725122939/https://www.airbushelicopters.com/website/en/ref/Meet-the-H-Generation_229.html |archive-date=25 July 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> and '''AS555 Fennec 2''' are lightweight, multipurpose [[military helicopter]]s manufactured by Eurocopter Group (now [[Airbus Helicopters]]). Based on the [[Eurocopter AS350|AS350 Ecureuil]] and [[Eurocopter AS355|AS355 Ecureuil 2]] series, they are named after the [[fennec fox]]. The armed versions of the AS550 and AS555 can be fitted with [[coaxial weapon]]s, rockets, torpedoes and various other munitions.

== Design ==
{{Expand section|date=May 2017}}

==Operational history==
As a result of the Vienna Treaty,{{which|date=May 2017}} military variants of the Écureuil were marketed under a separate designation; thus from 1990 onwards the type was marketed as the Fennec.<ref name="euro his">[http://www.eurocopter.ir/site/en/ref/1974_-AS350-355-AS550-555-EC130_469-138.html?noeu_id=469 "1974: AS350/355 Ecureuil/AStar- AS550/555 Fennec – EC130."] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151226132245/http://www.eurocopter.ir/site/en/ref/1974_-AS350-355-AS550-555-EC130_469-138.html?noeu_id=469 |date=26 December 2015 }} ''Eurocopter'', Retrieved: 25 December 2015.</ref>

In February 2007, India selected the AS550 C3 Fennec over the [[Bell 407]] helicopter in a deal for 197 helicopters worth US$500 million.<ref>
{{cite web
 |url         = http://www.kalingatimes.com/orissa_business/news/20070408_Eurocopter_wins_deal.htm#
 |title       = ''Eurocopter wins big Indian Army deal''
 |publisher   = Kalingatimes.com
 |access-date  = 26 April 2007
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20070604180613/http://kalingatimes.com/orissa_business/news/20070408_Eurocopter_wins_deal.htm
 |archive-date = 4 June 2007
 |url-status     = dead
 |df          = dmy
}}</ref> This deal was suspended in June 2007 because of concerns of alleged corruption in the bidding process, and cancelled outright on 6 December 2007.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/subcontinent/2007/December/subcontinent_December215.xml&section=subcontinent&col=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120211201356/http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data%2Fsubcontinent%2F2007%2FDecember%2Fsubcontinent_December215.xml&section=subcontinent&col=|url-status=dead|title=India scraps 600 million dollar Eurocopter deal|archive-date=11 February 2012}}</ref> The contract is now being re-competed, and the AS550 C3 is among the helicopters competing for the deal. However India chose [[Kamov Ka-226]]T over AS550 C3 in the refreshed tender.<ref>{{Cite web |url = http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/make-in-india-defence-ministry-okays-3-4-billion-deals-including-procurement-of-us-origin-m777-artillery-guns/articleshow/47274605.cms |title = Make in India: Defence ministry okays $3.4 billion deals including procurement of US-origin M777 artillery guns |date = 14 May 2015 |publisher = India Times |last = Pubby |first = Manu |access-date = 21 May 2015 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151029175351/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/make-in-india-defence-ministry-okays-3-4-billion-deals-including-procurement-of-us-origin-m777-artillery-guns/articleshow/47274605.cms |archive-date = 29 October 2015 |url-status = live }}</ref>

On 20 January 2011, [[Royal Malaysian Navy]] [[PASKAL]] commandos rescued a hijacked Malaysian chemical tanker and its crew from Somali pirates. A Fennec helicopter provided reconnaissance and aerial gunfire to keep the pirate's mother ship at bay while commandos boarded the tanker.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2011/1/22/nation/7852232&sec=nation |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110123172939/http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=%2F2011%2F1%2F22%2Fnation%2F7852232&sec=nation |url-status=dead |archive-date=23 January 2011 |title=Paskal commandos foil hijack attempt in Gulf of Aden |date=22 January 2011 |work=The Star |access-date=13 August 2011 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

==Variants==
;Single engine:
* AS350 L1/L2 Ecureuil – Original military variants of AS350.
* AS550 C2 Fennec – Armed version based on AS350 B2.
* AS550 U2 Fennec – Unarmed version based on AS350 B2.
* AS550 C3 Fennec – Armed version based on AS350 B3.

;Twin engine:
* AS355 M/M2 Ecureuil 2 – Original military variants of AS355 F.
* AS555 AF Fennec 2 – Armed version based on AS355 N.
* AS555 AN Fennec 2 – Armed military version, can be fitted with a 20&nbsp;mm cannon.
* AS555 AR Fennec 2 – Armed with cannon and rockets.
* AS555 MN Fennec 2 – Unarmed naval version.
* AS555 MR Fennec 2 – Naval version.
* AS555 SN Fennec 2 – Armed naval version.
* AS555 SR Fennec 2 – Armed naval version.
* AS555 UN Fennec 2 – Training and utility version.
* AS555 UR Fennec 2 – Utility version.
* AS555 SP Fennec 2 – Naval version of AS355 NP.

==Operators==
[[File:Fennec3H131COAN.jpg|thumb|An [[Argentine Navy]] AS555 SN Fennec 2]]
;{{ARG}}
* [[Argentine Naval Aviation]]<ref name="WAF 2018">{{cite web|url =https://www.flightglobal.com/asset/21905/waf/|title =World Air Forces 2018|publisher =Flightglobal Insight|year =2018|access-date =7 September 2018|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20180206123925/https://www.flightglobal.com/asset/21905/waf/|archive-date =6 February 2018|url-status =live}}</ref>
;{{BRA}}
*[[Brazilian Air Force]]<ref name="WAF 2018"/>
* [[Brazilian Army]]<ref name="WAF 2018"/>
*[[Brazilian Naval Aviation]]<ref name="WAF 2018"/>
;{{TCD}}
* [[Chadian Air Force]]<ref name="World Air Forces 2022">{{cite web |last = |first = |url= https://www.flightglobal.com/reports/world-air-forces-directory-2022/146695.article|title = World Air Forces 2022|publisher= Flightglobal |year= 2022 |doi = |accessdate= 14 July 2022|url-access=registration}}</ref>
;{{COL}}
* [[Colombian Navy]]<ref name="WAF 2018"/>
;{{DEN}}
* [[Royal Danish Air Force]]<ref name="WAF 2018"/>
;{{ECU}}
* [[Ecuadorian Army]]<ref name="WAF 2018"/>
;{{FRA}}
[[File:AS355 Twin Squirrel - RIAT 2011 (out cropped).jpg|thumb|right| An [[Armée de l'air]] [[Eurocopter AS 550 Fennec|AS555]]]]
* [[French Air and Space Force]]<ref name="WAF 2018"/>
* [[French Army Light Aviation]]<ref name="WAF 2018"/>
;{{IDN}}
*[[Indonesian Army]]<ref name="WAF 2018"/>
;{{KEN}}
*[[Kenya Air Force]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Kenya acquires Fennec helicopters |url=http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=53025:kenya-acquires-fennec-helicopters&catid=124:military-helicopters&Itemid=282 |website=DefenceWeb |access-date=7 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180907005016/http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=53025:kenya-acquires-fennec-helicopters&catid=124:military-helicopters&Itemid=282 |archive-date=7 September 2018 |date=6 September 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release|url=http://kaf.mod.go.ke/?p=1790|title=Helicopters Reception Ceremony|publisher=Kenya Air Force|date=14 September 2018|access-date=15 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181024075242/http://kaf.mod.go.ke/?p=1790|archive-date=24 October 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
;{{MYS}}
* [[Royal Malaysian Navy Aviation]]<ref name="WAF 2018"/>
;{{MEX}}
* [[Mexican Naval Aviation]]<ref name="WAF 2018"/>
;{{PAK}}
* [[Pakistan Army Aviation Corps]]<ref name="WAF 2018"/>
[[File:050618-Fennec-03.jpg|thumb|right|A [[Royal Danish Air Force|Danish Air Force]] AS550 C2 Fennec]]
;{{QAT}}
* [[Qatar Emiri Air Force]].<ref>{{in lang|fr}}http://www.avionslegendaires.net/2018/03/actu/des-helicopteres-nh90-et-h125m-commandes-par-le-qatar {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180318061145/http://www.avionslegendaires.net/2018/03/actu/des-helicopteres-nh90-et-h125m-commandes-par-le-qatar/ |date=18 March 2018 }}.</ref>
;{{TAN}}
*[[Tanzania Air Force Command]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Binnie |first1=Jeremy |title=Tanzania to take delivery of Super Puma helicopters |url=https://www.janes.com/article/82906/tanzania-to-take-delivery-of-super-puma-helicopters |website=IHS Jane's 360 |access-date=11 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180911203002/https://www.janes.com/article/82906/tanzania-to-take-delivery-of-super-puma-helicopters |archive-date=11 September 2018 |location=London |date=11 September 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
;{{THA}}
*[[Royal Thai Army]]<ref name="WAF 2018"/>
;{{UZB}}
*[[Uzbekistan Air and Air Defence Forces]]<ref name="WAF 2021">{{cite web |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/download?ac=75345|title = World Air Forces 2021|publisher= FlightGlobal |date= 4 December 2020 |access-date= 10 August 2021}}</ref>

===Former operators===
;{{SIN}}
*[[Republic of Singapore Air Force]]<ref name="helis.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.helis.com/database/modelorg/937/|title=Republic of Singapore Air Force AS 350|access-date=17 February 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121016104959/http://www.helis.com/database/modelorg/937/|archive-date=16 October 2012|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.airliners.net/photo/Singapore---Air/Aerospatiale-AS-550A-2-Fennec/2047756/L/&sid=0f63dda9677e2a7d2bf17f4c6e663e8a |title=Singapore Air AS-550A Fennec |publisher=Demand media |access-date=17 February 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151007072352/http://www.airliners.net/photo/Singapore---Air/Aerospatiale-AS-550A-2-Fennec/2047756/L/%26sid%3D0f63dda9677e2a7d2bf17f4c6e663e8a |archive-date=7 October 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Specifications (AS550 C3)==
[[File:US Navy 051023-N-4374S-001 Pilots of an Argentinean AS 555 Fennec helicopter make final preparations prior to launch from the flight deck of the Spanish oilier SPS Marques De Le Ensenada (A 11).jpg|thumb|The cockpit of an AS 555]]
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[[File:Airbus AS550 Fennec.jpg|thumb|Royal Thai Army AS550 armed with .50" HMP POD]]
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Provision for:
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*20 mm Giat [[M621 cannon]]
*[[Fabrique Nationale de Herstal]] twin 7.62&nbsp;mm or 12.7&nbsp;mm machine gun pods
*7 x 70mm (2.75") [[Forges de Zeebrugge]] rocket launcher FZ220 <ref>{{cite web |url=http://fz.be/h125m-fennec-as550c3 |title=H125M Helicopter 70-mm rocket system |publisher=FZ |access-date=17 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160107084905/http://fz.be/h125m-fennec-as550c3 |archive-date=7 January 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref> or 12 x 68&nbsp;mm Thales Brandt rockets
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==See also==
{{Portal|Aviation}}
{{aircontent
|related=<!-- related developments -->
* [[Eurocopter AS350 Écureuil]]
* [[Eurocopter AS355 Écureuil 2]]
* [[Eurocopter EC130]]
* [[Changhe Z-11]]
|similar aircraft=<!-- similar or comparable aircraft -->
* [[Bell 206]]
* [[Bell 407]]
* [[MD Helicopters MD 500]]
* [[Eurocopter EC635]]
* [[PZL SW-4 Puszczyk|PZL SW-4]]
|lists=<!-- related lists -->
|see also=<!-- other relevant information -->
}}

==References==
=== Notes ===
{{Reflist}}

=== Bibliography ===
* Jackson, Paul. ''Jane's All The World's Aircraft 2003–2004''. Coulsdon, UK:Jane's Information Group, 2003. {{ISBN|0-7106-2537-5}}.

==External links==
{{Commons category|Airbus Helicopters Fennec family}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060311120436/http://www.eurocopter.com/site/FO/scripts/siteFO_contenu.php?noeu_id=92&lang=EN Official webpage]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080416013033/http://www.danskpanser.dk/Helikoptere/Fennec.htm Danish AS 550 Fennec]

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