United Kingdom, March 12 -- Airbus Helicopters has been selected by the UK's National Police Air Service (NPAS) to supply seven H135 helicopters as the initial phase of its fleet renewal programme.The firm order is the first output of a Framework Contract, signed with the BlueLight Commercial procurement agency, which confirms Airbus as the exclusive supplier of helicopters for NPAS for up to six years. NPAS currently operates 16 H135 and four H145 helicopters from 14 locations on behalf of the 43 police forces in England and Wales. Airbus Helicopters in the UK additionally provides maintenance and support for the NPAS fleet which includes the most intensively used police helicopters in the world.The new helicopters will be equipped with Ai...