(24/06/24)
Airbus has launched the flight check
marketing campaign for the NH90 Normal 2 prototype being developed to
assist particular forces operations for the French Military Aviation.
France’s Ministry for Armed Forces has
ordered a complete of 18 NH90 TTHs (tactical transport helicopter) within the Normal 2 configuration.
Flight testing will proceed till the top of the yr in
accordance with the schedule agreed with the French Armament
Basic Directorate (Path Générale de l’Armement).
The Normal 2 configuration consists of the combination of the
Safran Euroflir 410 electro-optical system, a brand new digital map
generator, set up for a 3rd crew member and new enlarged
rear sliding home windows capable of accommodate self-protection weapons.
NH90 TTH Normal 2 prototype. Image: Airbus
The prototype of the NH90 Normal 2 has additionally been outfitted with
mechanical and electrical provisions devoted to the Distributed
Aperture System (DAS) and a brand new era Helmet Mounted Sight
Digital Show (HMSD-DD) within the view of a future integration at a
later stage.
The flight checks are a part of
a programme launched in 2020 by
the NATO Helicopter Administration Company (NAHEMA) and NHIndustries
(NHI) and its accomplice corporations (Airbus Helicopters, Leonardo and
Fokker) for the event and the improve of 10 NH90 TTHs within the
Normal 2 configuration.
Following the programme launch,
in December 2023, NAHEMA on behalf of the French Ministry for
Armed Forces, awarded a contract to NHIndustries for the
manufacturing of eight further NH90 TTHs within the Normal 2
configuration.
The NH90 was first delivered
to the French Military in 2011 and sixty three have been
delivered up to now.
The helicopter was deployed in operation for the primary time
in Mali in 2014 and has since reached 50,000 flight hours in
whole.
By the top of the last decade, French Military Aviation
will function 81 NH90 TTHs.
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