Operators of the NHIndustries NH-90

This article summarises the operators, and the delivery status of the NH90.

Operators

Summary

Operators Assembled by NH-90 ordered

(by variant)

NH-90 delivered

(by variant)

Sold [–]

/

Bought [+]

Retired Losses In service Notes
Country Force TTH NFH SF Total TTH NFH SF Total
Australia Royal Australian Air Force Airbus Helicopters Australia 41 — — 47 41 — — 47 — - 41 — 0 1 offered to the RAAF as compensations for delays. Retired in 2023.
Australian Army Aviation 6 — — 6 — — — - 5 - 1

[1]

Belgium Belgian Air Force Airbus Helicopters France 4 — — 8 4 — — 8 — 4 — 4

[2]

[3]
Belgian Navy — 4 — — 4 — — — —
Finland Finnish Army Aviation Patria and Airbus Helicopters France 20 — — 20 20 — — 20 — — — 20

[2]

France Armée de terre Airbus Helicopters France 63 — 18 108 63 — — 90 — — - 1

[4]

89

[2]

Marine nationale — 27 — — 27 — — — —
Germany German Air Force Airbus Helicopters Germany 82 — — 131 82 — — 101 — — — 101 [5]
Marineflieger — 49 — — 19 — — — — [6][7][8]
Greece Hellenic Army Aviation Airbus Helicopters France 20 — — 20 16 — — 16 — — — 16

[2]

Italy Italian Army AgustaWestland Italy 60 — — 116 60 — — 116 — — - 1

[9]

114

[2]

Italian Navy 10 46 — — 56 — — — - 1

[10]

[11]
Netherlands Netherlands Air Force AgustaWestland Italy — 23 — 23 — 20 — 20 — — - 1

[12]

19

[2]

3 ordered in December 2025[13]
New Zealand Royal New Zealand Air Force Airbus Helicopters France 9 — — 9 9 — — 9 — - 1

[2]

— 8

[2]

1 used for spare parts
Norway Royal Norwegian Navy AgustaWestland Italy — 14 — 14 — 14 — 14 — - 14

[14]

— 0

[2]

Oman Royal Air Force of Oman Airbus Helicopters France 20 — — 20 20 — — 20 — — - 2

[15][16]

18

[2]

Spain Spanish Army Airbus Helicopters France 39 — — 76 17 — — 25

[17][18]

— — — 25 Batch 1: 22 NH-90[19]
  • Army: 16
  • Air Force: 6

Batch 2: 23 NH-90[18]

  • Army: 10
  • Air Force: 6
  • Navy: 7

Batch 3: 31 NH-90[20]

  • Army: 13
  • Air Force: 12
  • Navy: 6
Spanish Air Force 24 — — 6 — — — — —
Spanish Navy — 13 — 2 — — — — —
Qatar Qatar Emiri Air Force Leonardo and Airbus Helicopters France 16 12 — 28 9 9 — 18 — — — 18 [21]
Sweden Swedish Air Force Airbus Helicopters France and Germany 18 — — 18 18 — — 18 — — — 18

[2]

14E operated for the Army and Air Force, 14F operated for the navy[22]
TOTAL 432 188 18 638 373 149 0 522 0 - 61 - 7 453
  Retired

Potential sales

New Zealand
The New Zealand Navy is planning to replace its fleet of SH-2G(I) Seasprite.[23] The potential successors include the NH-90 NFH, the AW159 Wildcat and the MH-60R Seahawk.[24]
Saudi Arabia (20 NH-90 NFH)
The Italian government is negotiating a government-to-government contract with Saudi Arabia for the sale of around 20 NH-90 NFH.[25]

References

  1. ^ Ranter, Harro. "Accident NHIndustries NH90 MRH Taipan A40-040, Friday 28 July 2023". asn.flightsafety.org. Retrieved 2025-02-05.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k https://www.flightglobal.com/download?ac=106507
  3. ^ "Na amper 12 jaar dumpt Defensie moderne NH90-helikopters: "We hebben er heel veel miserie mee gehad"". HLN News (in Dutch). 2025-07-09. Retrieved 2025-11-02.
  4. ^ Ranter, Harro. "Accident NHIndustries NH90 TTH Caïman 1332, Wednesday 17 October 2018". asn.flightsafety.org. Retrieved 2025-02-05.
  5. ^ Hill, John (2024-04-29). "Germany approves software development of NH90". Naval Technology. Retrieved 2025-02-05.
  6. ^ "German Navy received the final NH90 Sea Lion helicopter". 2023-02-02. Retrieved 2025-02-05.
  7. ^ Bisht, Inder Singh (2024-11-11). "Airbus Completes NH90 Sea Tiger Helicopter Flight Trials for German Navy". The Defense Post. Retrieved 2025-02-05.
  8. ^ "NH-90 MRFH Sea Tiger – Marineflieger übernehmen ersten neuen Bordhubschrauber" (in German). 2025-12-17. Retrieved 2025-12-17.
  9. ^ Ranter, Harro. "Accident NHIndustries NH90 TTH MM81519, Sunday 1 June 2008". asn.flightsafety.org. Retrieved 2025-02-05.
  10. ^ Ranter, Harro. "Accident NHIndustries SH-90A MM81..., Wednesday 12 July 2023". asn.flightsafety.org. Retrieved 2025-02-05.
  11. ^ "Italian Navy Receives Final NH90 Helicopter". The Aviationist. 2023-10-06. Retrieved 2025-02-05.
  12. ^ Ranter, Harro. "Accident NHIndustries NH90 NFH N-324, Sunday 19 July 2020". asn.flightsafety.org. Retrieved 2025-02-05.
  13. ^ Defensie, Ministerie van (2025-12-09). "Defensie voegt 3 nieuwe NH90-helikopters toe aan vloot - Nieuwsbericht - Defensie.nl". www.defensie.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2025-12-10.
  14. ^ Mackenzie, Christina (2022-06-10). "Norway terminates NH90 helicopter program, with few good options for replacement". Breaking Defense. Retrieved 2025-02-05.
  15. ^ Ranter, Harro. "Accident NHIndustries NH90 TTH 629, Thursday 19 July 2012". asn.flightsafety.org. Retrieved 2025-02-05.
  16. ^ Ranter, Harro. "Accident NHIndustries NH90 TTH 635, Monday 25 December 2017". asn.flightsafety.org. Retrieved 2025-02-05.
  17. ^ Felstead, Peter (2025-06-06). "Airbus delivers first two NH90 Tactical Transport Helicopters to Spanish Navy - European Security & Defence". Retrieved 2025-06-06.
  18. ^ a b "Airbus delivers first Standard 3 configured NH90 to Spain | Airbus". www.airbus.com. 2024-12-19. Retrieved 2025-02-05.
  19. ^ Srivari (2016-09-15). "Spanish Army takes delivery of two NH90 helicopters from Airbus". Army Technology. Retrieved 2025-02-08.
  20. ^ "Spain is placing orders for 100 Airbus helicopters | Airbus". www.airbus.com. 2025-12-18. Retrieved 2025-12-18.
  21. ^ "Leonardo Completes Delivery of 18 NH90 Helicopters Ordered by Qatar Air Force". www.defensemirror.com. Retrieved 2025-02-05.
  22. ^ "Militaria - Hans Högman". www.hhogman.se. Retrieved 2025-02-05.
  23. ^ Stock, Jaryd (2025-04-07). "RNZAF to replace ageing aircraft and acquire new capabilities". Aviation Photography Digest. Retrieved 2025-04-10.
  24. ^ Gray, James (2025-02-20). "Royal New Zealand Air Force Seasprite Helicopter Tests 'Penguin' Anti-Ship Missile for the First Time". The Aviationist. Retrieved 2025-04-10.
  25. ^ "Hélicoptère NH90 : l'Italie a pris le lead face à la France en Arabie saoudite". www.latribune.fr (in French). 2024-12-13. Retrieved 2025-02-08.
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