Post Tagged with: "NH-90"
First Spanish-Assembled NH90 Takes Flight
ALBACETE, Spain: This morning a ceremony was held for the maiden flight of the first NH90 to be assembled by Eurocopter España at its facility in Albacete. The event was attended by María Dolores de Cospedal, President of the Regional Government of Castile-La Mancha, Spanish Defense Minister Pedro Morenés, Eurocopter CEO Lutz Bertling and the [...]
Norway Takes Delivery of A New NH90 NFH
NHIndustries is proud to announce the delivery of the second NH90 NFH (Nato Frigate Helicopter) helicopter to the Norwegian Armed Forces. The delivery ceremony took place on November 28 at AgustaWestland’s Tessera facility where it was assembled. “We are extremely pleased to deliver this helicopter because we know how important this new helicopter is for [...]
French Army Gets Third NH90 Helicopter
NHI is proud to announce that the French Army took delivery of its third NH90 Caiman. This event took place today in Marignane (Eurocopter Facility) where the helicopter was built. This NH90 TTH was piloted by a crew from the French ALAT (French Army Aviation). The chief pilot was Major Bellot assisted by Lt Destaminil [...]
First Flight of the Belgian NH90 Helicopter
NHI is proud to announce the first flight of the first NH90 Tactical Transport Helicopter ordered by the Belgian armed forces. For this first flight performed on Sept 18th from Marignane, the crew tested all the main systems of this new generation aircraft such as the engines and the flight controls. After landing, the crew [...]
Norway Pre-Selects NH90 for Future SAR Capability
NHIndustries is pleased to announce that Norway has preselected the NH90 helicopter for the ongoing NAWSARH (Norwegian All Weather Search And Rescue Helicopter) competition aiming at replacing Search and Rescue helicopters operated by the RNoAF 330th Squadron. “We are proud and honored to have been pre-selected by the norwegian Ministry of Justice for the NAWSARH [...]
France Receives Its First NH90 TTH
NHI is pleased to announce the delivery of the first NH90 tactical transport helicopter to the French DGA (Delegation Générale de l’Armement). This event took place according to the contractual schedule, in Marignane Eurocopter facility, where the helicopter has been produced. The NH90 TTH delivered is the first FOC (Final Operational Capability) qualified standard delivered [...]
Swedish NH90s Will Not Be Deployable until 2016
Production delays and delivery problems on the part of supplier NH Industries have impeded Sweden’s plans for deploying its NH90 utility helicopters abroad in international missions. The 18 NH90s ordered by Sweden in 2001 as part of the joint Nordic Standard Helicopter Program with Finland and Norway will not all be deployable until 2020. Currently [...]
New MRH90 Helicopter Visits the Capital
Greg Combet, Minister for Defence Personnel, Materiel and Science, today welcomed to the national capital a MRH90 helicopter. The MRH helicopter is replacing the Army’s Black Hawk and the Navy’s Sea King helicopters. “The MRH90 represents a new generation of rotary wing aircraft that feature state-of-the-art fly-by-wire controls, fully digital ‘glass’ cockpits and composite fuselages,” [...]


