This period was marked by a renewal of the company’s helicopter range and the expansion of its international presence by creating numerous subsidiaries.

1992

1 January > The helicopter divisions of Aerospatiale (France) and MBB (Germany) merge to form the Eurocopter group.

1 September > The NH90 development contract is signed.

20 October > The joint development contract for the EC120 is signed with Catic (China) and Singapore Aerospace Ltd (Singapore).

American Eurocopter is founded as a result of a merger between the Aerospatiale Helicopter Corporation and the MBB Helicopter Corporation.

Aerospatiale Helicopter Australia becomes Eurocopter International Pacific, later to become

Australian Aerospace in 2002. Eurocopter Service Japan is founded and later renamed Eurocopter Japan in 2005.

1994

15 February > Maiden flight of the EC135, the first helicopter in the Eurocopter range, based on the technology demonstrator BO108 (which has never been produced in serie) and successor to the BO105. The most important addition to the EC135 is its Fenestron tail rotor. It is also equipped with a bearingless main rotor.

1995

9 June > Maiden flight of the EC120. With this helicopter, Eurocopter extends its range to include 1.5-metric-ton machines.

1996

15 February > The NH90 performs its first official flight in Marignane, watched by representatives of the customer nations and invited journalists and VIPs.

30 October > Maiden flight of the AS365 N3, the high-performance version of the Dauphin family.