Well, nobody can deny the Bell's are somewhat long in the tooth, and the H 145 seems ideal to replace them. The mystery is why only seven?
These will only replace the Hueys tasked with domestic SAR. Bundeswehr yet to hold competition for wider Huey replacement, but follow-on orders of H145/H145Ms most likely. Will need to be soon, as they're due to ship out to Afghanistan in 2021
https://www.janes.com/article/85052/...nistan-in-2021