{"id":59942,"date":"2020-10-12T18:25:32","date_gmt":"2020-10-12T18:25:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2020\/10\/12\/france-orders-beefed-up-nh90-choppers-for-special-operations\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T00:25:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T00:25:08","slug":"france-orders-beefed-up-nh90-choppers-for-special-operations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/global\/europe\/2020\/10\/12\/france-orders-beefed-up-nh90-choppers-for-special-operations\/","title":{"rendered":"France orders beefed-up NH90 choppers for special operations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">PARIS \u2013 The NATO Helicopter Management Agency, acting on behalf of France, has signed a production contract with NHI Industries for 10 NH90 Tactical Troop Helicopters, upgraded to meet the requirements of the French special forces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">France\u2019s DGA procurement agency had announced at the end of September that it wanted the final batch of 10 NH90s it had already ordered to be transformed into special forces versions, the first five of which will be delivered in 2025 and the last five in 2026. That will bring the total number of these aircraft in the French army to 74.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The NATO agency acts not only on behalf of France but also Belgium, Germany, Italy and the Netherlands who are all partners in the NH90 program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe new features provide a substantial increase in the helicopter\u2019s mission capability and clearly position the NH90 as one of the world\u2019s most advanced tactical troop carriers, particularly in challenging conditions such as sand, snow or fog,\u201d according to Airbus Helicopters. The company is one of the partners in the NHI Industries consortium together with Leonardo and Fokker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Preparatory studies for the new special forces equipment configuration, known as the TFRA Standard 2 configuration, began 18 months ago in cooperation with Belgium and Australia. The configuration will incorporate a new-generation Electro-Optical System (EOS) Euroflir 410 from Safran Electronics &amp; Defense to improve detection of obstacles and threats during tactical flight and in all night-time conditions. Pilots, commandos, gunners and load masters will all have access to displays and controls.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/global\/europe\/2020\/10\/08\/france-moves-to-replace-the-12-rafales-sold-to-greece\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1061466712cc.jpg_6c98a7.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">France moves to replace the 12 Rafales sold to Greece<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Total planned inventory of 129 Rafales will not change, French defense minister pledges.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The rear of the aircraft will be upgraded to allow special patrol insertion and extraction with a new, quick-removable leaf doors system and fast-rope beam. 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In addition a wide field of view version of Safran\u2019s Eurofl\u2019Eye optronic system will later be integrated to support pilots flying in difficult conditions such as very dark nights or very sandy environments.\u2028\u2028<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A total of 566 NH90s (both TTH or the naval Nato Frigate Helicopter versions) have been bought by the original five European partners, plus Australia, Finland, Greece, Norway, New Zealand, Oman, Qatar, Spain and Sweden. 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