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“The French
Navy is the first end user to master the full range of military capabilities
of the NH90 NFH” declared Vincent Dubrule President of NHIndustries.
The French Navy currently uses all the capacities of the complex weapon
system that is the NH90 NFH in operation, a weapon system embodying
an acoustic suite, a sonar, an ESM sensor, a Chaff and Flare system,
an Electro Optic suite, a multimode naval radar, as well as a new generation
MU90 Torpedo.
The Caiman Marine successfully participated to the protection of the
French Carrier Battle Group during its deployment overseas for several
months in the beginning of 2015.
“The NH90 program is today a success with more than 240 helicopters
delivered to 13 countries and more than 80 000 flight hours performed,
but this success is based on the end users who contribute every day
with their return on experience to make the NH90 the best helicopter
in its class” added Vittorio Della Bella Managing Director of
NHIndustries.
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 NH90 NFH (Nato Frigate Helicopter) and a Tactical Transport Variant
for land based operations. As of today, around 245 helicopters have
been delivered in Naval and Tactical transport variants. They are in
service in Germany, France, Italy, The Netherlands, Sweden, Finland,
Norway, Greece, Oman, Belgium, Australia and New Zealand.
The twin-engine, medium-size NH90 helicopter program is managed by the
consortium NHIndustries, the Company owned by AgustaWestland (32%),
Airbus Helicopters (62.5%), and Fokker (5.5%). |
