-Norway took delivery in Tessera of its first sonar equipped NH90 NFH
– The Helicopter took off today from Tessera (Italy)
-This is the 6th NH90 out of 14 ordered, they are built in Tessera by Finmeccanica Helicopter Division
-The Norwegian NH90s are based in Bardufoss and operated by the RNoAF.

NHI is pleased to announce the delivery of the sixth NH90 helicopter to the Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency (NDMA).This event took place in Tessera (Italy), Finmeccanica Helicopter Division facility, in presence of Mr Vittorio Della Bella Managing Director of NHIndustries and Colonel Nils Frøisland from Norway. The Helicopter took off today from Tessera.

The delivery of this sonar equipped NH90, marks the end of the first phase of the Norwegian production programme and it joins the NH90 fleet which will commence embarked operations for the Norwegian Coast Guard later this year. The next phase of the programme includes the delivery of six helicopters configured for Anti-Submarine Warfare and two further helicopters configured for Coast Guard operations.

“The Norwegian NH90 is a perfect example of versatility, able to fulfill a wide spectrum of missions with its state of the art mission system tailored to the Norwegian needs, the NH90 has been designed with mission success in mind, and our return on experience is that the NH90 is a tremendous aircraft, appreciated by its crews” added Vittorio Della Bella.

The Norwegian NH90NFH is a maritime helicopter, able to operate in the most demanding conditions by day and night thanks to its state of the art mission system, its De- icing system and its various sensors such as its Electronic Warfare suite, its multimode Radar and its sonic suite.

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