NH Industries NH90

family of military helicopters

The NH90 is a European military helicopter. It is built by NH Industries, a company of four countries (France, Germany, Italy,[1] and Netherlands). It is a stealth technology helicopter. It can do transport. It can also attack submarines with torpedoes.

NH90 Caïman of the French Navy in Paris, near Invalides museum.

In France it is called[2] Caïman (in English Caiman) by the French Army[3] and French Navy.[4] Caïman Standard 2 is the designation of a variant for French special operations forces.[5] The Italian Navy call it SH-90. It first flew in December 1995.

Similar aircraft

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Bibliography

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  • Moeng, Sophearith (1998). Vital guide to military Aircraft. Airlife publishing. ISBN 1-85310-537-6.

References

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  1. "The Italian Navy to Receive Mission Planning & Analysis System for Its NH90 NFH Helicopters | AgustaWestland". Archived from the original on 2012-02-05. Retrieved 2013-03-09.
  2. (in French) http://www.avionslegendaires.net/avion-militaire/nhindustries-nh-90-caiman-tth-nfh/
  3. (in French) http://www.avionslegendaires.net/2012/12/actu/defense-le-caiman-alat-a-desormais-le-pied-marin/
  4. "HSS". www.netmarine.net.
  5. https://www.avionslegendaires.net/2024/06/actu/airbus-helicopters-teste-le-futur-nh-90-caiman-des-forces-speciales-francaises/