Originally referred to as the BK 117 C2, the EC 145 is based upon the MBB/Kawasaki BK 117 C1, which became a part of the Eurocopter line-up in 1992 when the company was formed through the merger of the Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm helicopter division of Daimler-Benz and the helicopter division of Aérospatiale-Matra.
ດັ້ງເດີມເອີ້ນວ່າ BK 117 C2, EC145 ແມ່ນອີງຕາມ MBB / Kawasaki BK 117 C1, ເຊິ່ງໄດ້ກາຍເປັນສ່ວນຫນຶ່ງຂອງ Eurocopter ອອນໄລນ໌ຂຶ້ນໃນ 1992 ໃນເວລາທີ່ບໍລິສັດໄດ້ສ້າງຕັ້ງຂຶ້ນໂດຍຜ່ານການຄວບລວມກິດຈະການ helicopter Messerschmitt, Bölkow, Blohm ໄດ້ ພະແນກຂອງ Daimler-Benz ແລະພະແນກ helicopter ຂອງAérospatiale, Matra.