IAR 330

The IAR 330 is the Romanian-built version of the Aérospatiale SA330 Puma helicopter, manufactured by IAR Brașov. Twenty-four helicopters were upgraded to IAR 330 SOCAT in cooperation with Elbit Systems.

Variants

 * IAR 330H: Initial production model (1975-1977)
 * IAR 330L: Improved production model (1977-Present)
 * IAR 330M: Modernized variant
 * IAR 330L SOCAT: Attack helicopter
 * IAR 330 Naval: Naval helicopter
 * IAR 330 SM: Export configuration for UAE.

Users

 * Democratic Republic of the Congo
 * DRC Air Force x 2
 * Ecuador
 * Ecuadorian Army x 14
 * Ivory Coast
 * Ivory Coast Air Force x 4
 * Kenya
 * Kenyan Air Force x 10
 * Lebanon
 * Lebanese Air Force x 6
 * Pakistan
 * Pakistan Army x 4
 * Romania
 * Romanian Air Force x 36
 * Romanian Navy x 4
 * Sudan
 * Sudanese Air Force x 10
 * United Arab Emirates
 * United Arab Emirates Air Force x 10

Related Development

 * Aérospatiale SA330 Puma
 * Atlas Oryx

Comparable Aircraft

 * Eurocopter AS332 Super Puma
 * Eurocopter AS532 Cougar