NHI is announce the delivery of the first NH90 TTH in FOC (Final Operational Capability) configuration for the Italian Army. This event took place during an official ceremony held at the AgustaWestland’s Venice Tessera plant today in the presence of Italian Army Deputy Chief of Staff Gen. Enzo Stefanini. This delivery brings to 21 the number of NH90 TTHs delivered to the Italian Army so far out of an order for a total number of 60 units.

This latest delivery marks a major milestone for the Italian Army NH90 programme as five aircraft currently deployed in Afghanistan exceeded 470 flight hours with outstanding performance, reliability and mission effectiveness in extreme and demanding environmental, weather and operational conditions. The Italian Army also operates the NH90 programme fleet leader which has achieved approximately 900 flight hours so far with the support of industry. AgustaWestland’s Venice Tessera plant, covering 24,000 m2, is the new Italian final assembly line for the 160 NH90s ordered so far by Italy (Army and Navy, 60 and 56 helicopters respectively), the Netherlands (20), Norway (14) and Portugal (10). The Venice Tessera plant will progressively expand to become the NH90 programme hub for all AgustaWestland customers, including the provision of maintenance, spare parts, engineering services, upgrades and modifications as well as future developments of new product configurations.

The NH90 TTH (Tactical Transport Helicopter) variant is a helicopter of 11 ton class primarily configured to perform tactical transport missions in all environments by day and night. The NH90 TTH flexibility allows its users to perform additional missions such as internal/external load transport, Heliborne Operations, Special Operations, Search and Rescue, Casualties Evacuation and Training missions.