Chilean Navy received first of five H125 helicopters The Chilean Navy (Armada de Chile) received an H125 light helicopter, the first of a five-unit contract signed in 2019 with Airbus Helicopters. The rotorcraft landed on December 22 at the “Torquemada” Naval Air Base. 06 Jan 2021 The new helicopters, acquired within the Chilean Navy’s “Gaviota Project,” will replace the in-service’s Bell 206 Jet Ranger (UH-57) platforms in service since the 1970s. They will increase naval aviation capability to perform a wide range of missions at sea and in mountainous area. “ Today is an extraordinary day, a very important day for the Navy due to the fact that it get these helicopters“, General Director of the Maritime Territory and Merchant Navy, Vice Admiral Ignacio Mardones, stressed for the occasion.