Canada Coast Guard receives Bell 412EPi

[chopper2004]

Government of Canada accepts new helicopters for the Canadian Coast Guard - Canada News Centre

[noooby]

Aren't they MTOW restricted on the new ships and can't carry as much as the 212's due to the 412 having a higher Empty Weight?

That tender process was messed up!

[The Sultan]

Nooby

The 212's they had had served a long and successful service, but needed to be retired to avoid another Sea King fiasco. The 412 met the requirements while Airbus and Agusta could not. Simple.

The Sultan