NH90 helicopter

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The NH90 helicopter is a modern, medium-sized, twin-engine military helicopter developed through a European collaboration for tactical transport and naval operations.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf medium-lift helicopter
military helicopter
twin-engine helicopter
armamentOptions anti-ship missiles
machine guns
torpedoes
avionics fly-by-wire flight control system
glass cockpit
category 21st-century military aircraft
European military aircraft
helicopters of the Cold War era
countryOfOrigin multinational Europe
crew 2
cruiseSpeed 260 km/h
designedFor naval operations
tactical transport
developer Leonardo Helicopters
surface form: NHIndustries
engineModel General Electric T700-T6E1
Rolls-Royce Turbomeca RTM322
engineType turboshaft
firstFlight 1995-12-18
fuselageMaterial composite materials
height 5.23 m
introduced 2007
length 16.13 m
mainRotorBlades 4
mainRotorDiameter 16.30 m
manufacturer Leonardo Helicopters
surface form: NHIndustries
maximumSpeed 300 km/h
maximumTakeoffWeight 10600 kg
missionEquipment dipping sonar
electro-optical sensor turret
search radar
self-protection suite
sonobuoy launcher
numberOfEngines 2
operators Australia
Belgium
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Italy
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Oman
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Spain
Sweden
primaryUsers Australian Army
French Army
German Army
Italian Army (Republic of Italy)
surface form: Italian Army

Royal Netherlands Navy
Royal New Zealand Air Force
Royal Norwegian Air Force
programPartners Airbus Helicopters
Fokker Aerostructures
Fokker Aerostructures
surface form: GKN Fokker

Leonardo S.p.A.
range 800 km
role maritime helicopter
tactical transport helicopter
serviceCeiling 6000 m
tailRotorType conventional tail rotor
typicalCapacity 20 troops
variants NH90 helicopter self-linksurface differs
surface form: NH90 NFH

NH90 helicopter self-linksurface differs
surface form: NH90 TTH

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this entity surface form: NHIndustries NH90
French Naval Aviation aircraftOperated NH90 helicopter
this entity surface form: NH90 NFH Caïman Marine
this entity surface form: NHIndustries NH90
this entity surface form: Merlin helicopters
Koksijde Air Base basedAircraftType NH90 helicopter
this entity surface form: NH90 NFH
Beauvechain Air Base garrison NH90 helicopter
this entity surface form: NH90 Helicopter units
this entity surface form: NH90 TTH
this entity surface form: NH90 NFH
Airbus Helicopters keyProductLine NH90 helicopter
this entity surface form: NH90 (through NHIndustries consortium)
Leonardo Helicopters notableProduct NH90 helicopter
this entity surface form: NH90
Army Aviation Forces operates NH90 helicopter
this entity surface form: NHIndustries NH90
Italian Navy operatesAircraft NH90 helicopter
this entity surface form: NHIndustries NH90
this entity surface form: MRH-90 Taipan
subject surface form: Charles de Gaulle
Spanish Air Force uses NH90 helicopter
Belgian Air Force usesAircraft NH90 helicopter
this entity surface form: NH90
Finnish Air Force usesAircraft NH90 helicopter
this entity surface form: NH90
French Navy usesAircraft NH90 helicopter
Luchtcomponent usesAircraft NH90 helicopter
this entity surface form: NH90
Qatar Emiri Air Force usesAircraftType NH90 helicopter
Australian Army usesEquipment NH90 helicopter
this entity surface form: MRH-90 Taipan helicopter (phasing out)
Greek Army usesEquipment NH90 helicopter
Spanish Army usesEquipment NH90 helicopter
NH90 helicopter variants NH90 helicopter self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: NH90
this entity surface form: NH90 TTH
NH90 helicopter variants NH90 helicopter self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: NH90
this entity surface form: NH90 NFH