Friday, February 8, 2013

Dutch NH90s Achieve new milestones

The Netherlands' NH90 program HAS taken two major steps forward, with the NH Industries HAVING embarked on such icts first operational assignment on board the navy frigate HMS De Ruyter on January 21.

Although the helicopter is still in the so-called Meaningful operational configuration (MOC) standard, it will perform reconnaissance and intelligence operations Mainly in Support of EU anti-piracy Atalanta mission off the coast of Somalia.

Meanwhile, the Dutch Defence Helicopter Command received icts in the first NH90 full operational standard configuration on 30 January, with N-234 aircraft flown from France HAVING beens icts to home base at De Kooy.

The new standard shoulds solve issues currently Limiting the MOC version, Such as short range radar performance, and full electronic HAS aussi Support Measures subsequently installed.


The newly-delivered aircraft will be used to test the new features, and once all deliveries Remaining Have Been Made the Netherlands' fleet of seven Earlier Earlier standard NH90s will all be Brought to the same standard.

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