Engineering:Operators of the NHIndustries NH-90

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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". https://asn.flightsafety.org/wikibase/318448. 
  2. ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 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”" (in nl). 2025-07-09. https://www.hln.be/binnenland/na-amper-12-jaar-dumpt-defensie-moderne-nh90-helikopters-we-hebben-er-heel-veel-miserie-mee-gehad~ae6f8290/. 
  4. ↑ Ranter, Harro. "Accident NHIndustries NH90 TTH Caïman 1332, Wednesday 17 October 2018". https://asn.flightsafety.org/wikibase/216407. 
  5. ↑ Hill, John (2024-04-29). "Germany approves software development of NH90" (in en-US). https://www.naval-technology.com/news/germany-approves-software-update-of-nh90-helicopters/. 
  6. ↑ "German Navy received the final NH90 Sea Lion helicopter" (in en). 2023-02-02. https://defence-industry.eu/german-navy-received-the-final-nh90-sea-lion-helicopter/. 
  7. ↑ Bisht, Inder Singh (2024-11-11). "Airbus Completes NH90 Sea Tiger Helicopter Flight Trials for German Navy" (in en-US). https://thedefensepost.com/2024/11/11/nh90-sea-tiger-helicopter/#:~:text=$2.9%20Billion%20Acquisition,which%20entered%20service%20in%201981.. 
  8. ↑ "NH-90 MRFH Sea Tiger – Marineflieger übernehmen ersten neuen Bordhubschrauber" (in de). 2025-12-17. https://www.hartpunkt.de/nh-90-mrfh-sea-tiger-marineflieger-uebernehmen-ersten-neuen-bordhubschrauber/. 
  9. ↑ Ranter, Harro. "Accident NHIndustries NH90 TTH MM81519, Sunday 1 June 2008". https://asn.flightsafety.org/wikibase/20373. 
  10. ↑ Ranter, Harro. "Accident NHIndustries SH-90A MM81..., Wednesday 12 July 2023". https://asn.flightsafety.org/wikibase/317957. 
  11. ↑ "Italian Navy Receives Final NH90 Helicopter" (in en-US). 2023-10-06. https://theaviationist.com/2023/10/06/italian-navy-receives-final-nh90-helicopter/. 
  12. ↑ Ranter, Harro. "Accident NHIndustries NH90 NFH N-324, Sunday 19 July 2020". https://asn.flightsafety.org/wikibase/238389. 
  13. ↑ Defensie, Ministerie van (2025-12-09). "Defensie voegt 3 nieuwe NH90-helikopters toe aan vloot - Nieuwsbericht - Defensie.nl" (in nl-NL). https://www.defensie.nl/actueel/nieuws/2025/12/09/defensie-voegt-3-nieuwe-nh90-helikopters-toe-aan-vloot. 
  14. ↑ Mackenzie, Christina (2022-06-10). "Norway terminates NH90 helicopter program, with few good options for replacement" (in en-US). https://breakingdefense.com/2022/06/norway-terminates-nh90-helicopter-program-with-few-good-options-for-replacement/. 
  15. ↑ Ranter, Harro. "Accident NHIndustries NH90 TTH 629, Thursday 19 July 2012". https://asn.flightsafety.org/wikibase/208555. 
  16. ↑ Ranter, Harro. "Accident NHIndustries NH90 TTH 635, Monday 25 December 2017". https://asn.flightsafety.org/wikibase/203381. 
  17. ↑ Felstead, Peter (2025-06-06). "Airbus delivers first two NH90 Tactical Transport Helicopters to Spanish Navy - European Security & Defence" (in en-US). https://euro-sd.com/2025/06/major-news/44885/nh90-delivered-to-spanish-navy/. 
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 "Airbus delivers first Standard 3 configured NH90 to Spain | Airbus" (in en). 2024-12-19. https://www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2024-12-airbus-delivers-first-standard-3-configured-nh90-to-spain. 
  19. ↑ Srivari (2016-09-15). "Spanish Army takes delivery of two NH90 helicopters from Airbus" (in en-US). https://www.army-technology.com/news/newsspanish-army-takes-delivery-of-two-nh90-helicopters-from-airbus-5007113/. 
  20. ↑ "Spain is placing orders for 100 Airbus helicopters | Airbus" (in en). 2025-12-18. https://www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2025-12-spanish-ministry-of-defence-orders-100-airbus-helicopters. 
  21. ↑ "Leonardo Completes Delivery of 18 NH90 Helicopters Ordered by Qatar Air Force". https://www.defensemirror.com/news/36280/Leonardo_Completes_Delivery_of_18_NH90_Helicopters_Ordered_by_Qatar_Air_Force. 
  22. ↑ "Militaria - Hans Högman". https://www.hhogman.se/helicopters-1-swe.htm. 
  23. ↑ Stock, Jaryd (2025-04-07). "RNZAF to replace ageing aircraft and acquire new capabilities" (in en-US). https://aviationphotodigest.com/royal-new-zealand-air-force-to-replace-ageing-aircraft-and-introduce-new-capabilities/. 
  24. ↑ Gray, James (2025-02-20). "Royal New Zealand Air Force Seasprite Helicopter Tests 'Penguin' Anti-Ship Missile for the First Time" (in en-US). https://theaviationist.com/2025/02/20/rnzaf-seasprite-tests-penguin-ashm-first-time/. 
  25. ↑ "Hélicoptère NH90 : l'Italie a pris le lead face à la France en Arabie saoudite" (in fr). 2024-12-13. https://www.latribune.fr/entreprises-finance/industrie/aeronautique-defense/helicoptere-nh90-l-italie-a-pris-le-lead-face-a-la-france-en-arabie-saoudite-1013845.html. 

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