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. 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. "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.

External links

• NHIndustries
• NH90, Leonardo company
• NH90, Airbus
• NH90, Royal New Zealand Air Force
• "NH90: Europe's Medium Helicopter Contender". Defense industry daily
• "Eurocopter rejects criticism of NH90 helicopter by 'secret report'". Defpro
• MH90-NG, German NH90 NFH variant