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NORWAY SIGNS THE CONTRACT FOR 14 NH90 HELICOPTERS
12/03/2001
In Oslo on 30 November 2001 Major General Ivar Gjetnes, Commander of the Royal Norwegian Air Force Material Command, and Mr. Philippe Stuckelberger, General Manager of NHIndustries, signed the purchase contract for 14 NH90 helicopters and for the option of additional 10 helicopters. After two year’s competition, this follows the NSHP Committee recommendation in favour of the NH90 as the common helicopter, announced on 13 September 2001.
FINLAND SIGNS THE CONTRACT FOR 20 NH90 HELICOPTERS
10/19/2001
Today Mr. Jan-Erik Enestam, Minister of Defence of Finland, Mr. Eero Lavonen, National Armament Director, and Mr. Philippe Stuckelberger, General Manager of NHIndustries, signed the purchase contract for 20 NH90 helicopters. After two year’s competition, this follows the NSHP Committee recommendation in favour of the NH90 as the common helicopter, announced on 13 September 2001.
SWEDEN SIGNS THE CONTRACT FOR 25 NH90 HELICOPTERS
09/26/2001
Today at the FMV office, the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration in Stockholm, Brigadier General Mats Westin, of the Swedish Air Force and Mr. Philippe Stuckelberger, General Manager of NHIndustries, signed the purchase contract for 25 NH90 helicopters (including 7 in option).
SWEDEN CONFIRMS THE CHOICE OF THE NH90 HELICOPTER
09/19/2001
Few days after the NSHP Committee declaration also the Swedish MOD joins Finland and Norway in the selection of the NH90 helicopter for their Armed Forces.
NSHP COMMITTEE SELECTS THE NH90 HELICOPTER FOR FINLAND, NORWAY, AND SWEDEN
09/13/2001
The NSHP Committee, representing Finland, Norway and Sweden, announced the selection of the NH90 as the common helicopter for the Nordic Standard Helicopter Programme.
PORTUGAL JOINS THE NH90 PROGRAMME
06/21/2001
The Armament Directors of France, Germany, Italy, and The Netherlands and the State Secretary of Portugal signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at Le Bourget on June 21, 2001, to include Portugal as fifth European Nation in the NH90 Programme.
NHIndustries INVITED BY NSHP FOR THE NEGOTIATION PHASE
09/14/2000
NHIndustries has been invited for the negotiation phase of the Nordic Standard Helicopter Program. Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden launched in 1999 a common program to replace its old helicopter fleets for tactical and naval operations with dedicated versions of a basic helicopter in order to share acquisition and in service costs.
NAHEMA and NHIndustries SIGNED THE INDUSTRIALISATION AND 1ST BATCH PRODUCTION CONTRACT OF 298 NH90 HELICOPTERS
06/30/2000
The contract for the Production Investment and the Production (PI/P) of a 1st batch of helicopters was signed on 30 June, at the Maison des Polytechniciens, in Paris, by Helmuth Heumann, General Manager of NAHEMA, and Philippe Stuckelberger, General Manager of NHIndustries.
FOUR EUROPEAN NATIONS GIVE PRODUCTION GO-AHEAD FOR THE NH90 PROGRAMME
06/08/2000
The governments of France, Italy, Germany, and The Netherlands gave their go-ahead for the production launch of the NH90 helicopter programme on June 8, 2000, during the ILA 2000 airshow in Berlin. This latest-technology helicopter has been jointly developed by Agusta (Italy), Eurocopter (France and Germany) and Stork Fokker (The Netherlands) under the leadership of NHIndustries and the four-nation governmental agency NAHEMA (NATO HElicopter Management Agency). NH90 is the biggest helicopter programme ever launched in Europe.
NH90 PT5 (NFH) HELICOPTER PRESENTED IN FLIGHT
03/02/2000
A distinguished audience saluted on 1st March, 2000, the fifth and last prototype of the NH90 (PT5) at Agusta Cascina Costa facility in Italy. Agusta Chairman and CEO, Amedeo Caporaletti, was accompanied at the ceremony by Mr. Patrick Gavin, Eurocopter CEO, Mr. Siegfried Sobotta, Eurocopter Co-chairman, Mr. C.A.M. De Koning, Stork Fokker CEO. The ceremony was also attended by Amm. Isp. Mario Bartoli, NH90 Programme Steering Committee Chairman, Mr. Helmut Heumann, NAHEMA General Manager, Mr. Philippe Stuckelberger, NHIndustries General Manager, other NAHEMA and NHIndustries representatives and an audience of Military Attaches and other distinguished guests.
NH90 HELICOPTER - 5th PROTOTYPE IN FLIGHT
12/22/1999
The maiden flight of the fifth and last prototype of the NH90 (PT5) took place successfully on 22nd December 1999, at Agusta facilities in Italy: the NH90 Programme, which represents a landmark programme for Europe’s defence, has made a further important step forward.
NH90 HELICOPTER - 4th PROTOTYPE IN FLIGHT
06/01/1999
The maiden flight of the fourth prototype of the NH90 (PT4) took place successfully on 31 May 1999, at Eurocopter Deutschland’s test facility in Ottobrunn near Munich: the NH90 Programme, which represents a landmark programme for Europe’s aircraft industry, has added a further important step forward.