NHI is pleased to announce the delivery of the sixth NH90 helicopter
to the Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency (NDMA).This event took place
in Tessera (Italy), Finmeccanica Helicopter Division facility, in presence
of Mr Vittorio Della Bella Managing Director of NHIndustries and Colonel
Nils Frøisland from Norway. The Helicopter took off today from
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The delivery of this sonar equipped NH90, marks the
end of the first phase of the Norwegian production programme and it
joins the NH90 fleet which will commence embarked operations for the
Norwegian Coast Guard later this year. The next phase of the programme
includes the delivery of six helicopters configured for Anti-Submarine
Warfare and two further helicopters configured for Coast Guard operations.
“The Norwegian NH90 is a perfect example of versatility, able
to fulfill a wide spectrum of missions with its state of the art mission
system tailored to the Norwegian needs, the NH90 has been designed with
mission success in mind, and our return on experience is that the NH90
is a tremendous aircraft, appreciated by its crews” added
Vittorio Della Bella.
The Norwegian NH90NFH is a maritime helicopter, able to operate in the
most demanding conditions by day and night thanks to its state of the
art mission system, its De- icing system and its various sensors such
as its Electronic Warfare suite, its multimode Radar and its sonic suite.
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The NH90 is the optimal choice for modern operations thanks to its large
full composite airframe, its excellent power to weight ratio; and its
wide range of rôle equipment. It features a redundant Fly-by-Wire
flight control system for reduced Pilot’s workload and enhanced
flight characteristics.
The NH90 is proposed in two main variants, one dedicated to naval operations,
the NH90NFH (Nato Frigate Helicopter) and a Tactical Transport Variant
for land based operations. As of today, 270 helicopters have been delivered
in Naval and Tactical transport variants. They are in service in Germany,
France, Spain, Italy, The Netherlands, Sweden, Finland, Norway, Greece,
Oman, Belgium, Australia and New Zealand.
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