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Medium utility military helicopter
NHIndustries NH90 is a medium utility military helicopter originating in Multinational. The cited manufacturer or builder is NHIndustries. Published specifications list length 16.13 m; the configuration for each measurement is shown below.
NHIndustries NH90
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Medium utility military helicopter
Multinational
NHIndustries
In service
Italian Armed Forces Bundeswehr (Germany) French Armed Forces Spanish Armed Forces
525 as of Jan. 2026
1995–present
2007
18 December 1995
NHIndustries MRH-90 Taipan
2 flight crew + loadmaster / sensor operator
20 seated troops; or 12 medevac stretchers; or 2 NATO pallets; or 4,200 kg (9,259 lb) external slung load
16.13 m (52 ft 11 in)
6,400 kg (14,110 lb)
10,600 kg (23,369 lb)
2 × General Electric CT7-8E turboshaft engines, 1,845 kW (2,474 hp) each (option)
16.3 m (53 ft 6 in)
300 km/h (190 mph, 160 kn)
800 km (500 mi, 430 nmi) TTH
5 hours
6,000 m (20,000 ft)
8 m/s (1,600 ft/min)
2 door guns
208.699 m 2 (2,246.42 sq ft) root: ONERA OA312; tip: ONERA OA409/OA407
anti-submarine and/or air to surface missiles (NFH version), 20 mm cannon pod and rockets pod (TTH)
Powerplant 2 x FADEC equipped
Overall height 5.31 m 17.42 ft** * Rotors turning ** At tail rotor
Main rotor diameter 16.30 m 53.48 ft
Capacity Crew 1-3 (depending on role) Passengers up to 20 troops
rotor diameter 16.30 m
Geschwindigkeit 268 km/h
Flugzeit 3,45 Std.
Reichweite 833 km
Nutzlast 4,2 t
Gefechtsgewicht 10,6 t
max. 4.000 m Flughöhe
3 Besatzung
Height 5.31 m / 17.42 ft
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
True scale
Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 2 people | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 2 people | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 2 people | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 2 people | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 2 people | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 2 people | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
NH90 equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
BelgiumFour NH90 NFH helicopters reported in the Belgian Air Force brochure's 2026 SAR composition. Does not include retired NH90 TTH helicopters, stored airframes or the separate future maritime expansion. No flight-readiness assertion.
FinlandFinnish Defence Forces NH90 TTH/SAR helicopter holdings in the April 2025 current rotary-wing inventory diagram. Fleet holdings, not simultaneous deployability.
FranceReported count for NHIndustries NH90 · NH90NFH Caïman Marine. Service scope: Navy; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): in service: 27. Origin: France / Germany / Italy / Netherlands. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2026), not the article revision. 2026 cited source edition. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
GermanyNaval Aviation exact named equipment holdings: NH90 NFH (Sea Lion). Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: HELICOPTERS / SAR. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
GreeceDirectory active-fleet estimate for the source types NH90 (TTH), grouped under NH90. Sums only the listed service and role rows; includes training and special-mission versions where explicitly listed. Excludes the separate Ordered column, aircraft in storage, aircraft undergoing or awaiting upgrades, and the directory's other exclusions. This is the dated directory coverage of these types, not a complete owned-fleet census or a readiness count.
ItalyReported count for NH90 · SH-90A ( NFH ) / NH90 · MH-90A ( TTH ). Service scope: Italian Naval Aviation; does not replace a national total. 2 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): in service: 45 / in service: 10. Origin: European Union. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2026), not the article revision. 2026 cited source edition. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
NetherlandsAir & Space Force exact named equipment holdings: NH90 NFH (of which 8 not fitted with sonar). Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: HELICOPTERS / ASW. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
New ZealandAir Force exact named equipment holdings: NH90. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: HELICOPTERS / Medium. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
OmanReported count for NHIndustries NH90 · NH90 TTH. Service scope: Royal Air Force of Oman; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): in service: 18. Origin: France / Germany / Italy / Netherlands. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2026), not the article revision. 2026 cited source edition. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
QatarReported count for NHIndustries NH90 · TTH. Service scope: Qatar Emiri Air Force; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): in service: 15. Origin: France Germany Netherlands. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2026), not the article revision. 2026 cited source edition. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
SpainDirectory active-fleet estimate for the source types NH90 (TTH), grouped under NH90. Sums only the listed service and role rows; includes training and special-mission versions where explicitly listed. Excludes the separate Ordered column, aircraft in storage, aircraft undergoing or awaiting upgrades, and the directory's other exclusions. This is the dated directory coverage of these types, not a complete owned-fleet census or a readiness count.
SwedenReported count for NHIndustries NH90 · HKP 14E ( NH90 TTH ) / NHIndustries NH90 · HKP 14F ( NH90 TTH ). Service scope: Swedish Air Force; does not replace a national total. 2 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): in service: 9 / in service: 9. Origin: France Germany Italy Netherlands. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2026), not the article revision. 2026 cited source edition. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
Italian Armed Forces Bundeswehr (Germany) French Armed Forces Spanish Armed Forces
Equipment reference ↗Reported count for NHIndustries NH90 · NH90 TTH Caïman. Service scope: Army; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): in service: 63. Origin: France / Germany / Italy / Netherlands. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2026), not the article revision. 2026 cited source edition. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
Naval Aviation exact named equipment holdings: NH90 NFH. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: HELICOPTERS / ASW. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
Reported count for NH90 TGEA TTH German Army / NH90 TGEE TTH German Enhanced. Service scope: German Army Aviation Corps; does not replace a national total. 2 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): quantity: 40 / quantity: 42. Origin: Germany France Italy Netherlands. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
Reported count for NH90 · UH-90A ( TTH ). Service scope: Italian Army Aviation; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): in service: 59. Origin: European Union. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2026), not the article revision. 2026 cited source edition. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
Naval Aviation exact named equipment holdings: NH90 NFH (SH-90). Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: HELICOPTERS / ASW. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
Air Force holdings of the exact named NH90 component: active, reserve operational and training units, excluding equipment in store. This is a service-scoped observation, not a national total or combat-readiness count. No parent-design, sibling-variant, heading aggregate or mounted-weapon total is inherited.
Air Force exact named equipment holdings: NH90 NFH. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: HELICOPTERS / ASW. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.