Enstrom Helicopter Corporation has delivered the first TH-480B turbine training helicopters to the Japanese Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF).

The JGSDF designation for the Enstrom 480B light turbine helicopter, originally designed as a training helicopter, is the TH-480B.

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The company was awarded a contract in February 2010 for 30 TH-480B turbine training helicopters to replace the JGSDF training fleet.

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