Rotorcraft
NH-90 Maker Reports Good Feedback; Describes Support Efforts
NH Industries hopes to improve availability and encourage joint customer funding of future upgrades.
An NH-90 TTH of the Italian Army in Afghanistan. (photo: Italian Army via NH Industries)
An NH-90 TTH of the Italian Army in Afghanistan. (photo: Italian Army via NH Industries)

Efforts to improve the availability of the NH-90 helicopter are underway, according to Vincent Dubrule, president of NH Industries. The European joint venture has now delivered 232 of the helicopters, nearly half of the total ordered by 13 countries. Production has reached a "steady state" of approximately 50 per year.