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[fightingirish]

IMHO, this NH90 for the French SOF looks not bad in that colour.

French Army’s NH90 for Special Forces has started flight testing

Airbus Helicopters has launched the flight test campaign for the prototype of the NH90 Standard 2.

www.airbus.com

 

[Scott Kenny]

IMHO, this NH90 for the French SOF looks not bad in that colour.

French Army’s NH90 for Special Forces has started flight testing

Airbus Helicopters has launched the flight test campaign for the prototype of the NH90 Standard 2.

www.airbus.com

Are they putting the door gunners in that window over the sponsons?

 

[TomcatViP]

Yes. New enlarged windows for self protection guns.

Hard to see however how it will interact with the DAS in combat situations.

 

[yasotay]

I would not be surprised to see the countermeasure buckets moved behind the new windows. Since the platform has just started operational testing there will likely be a number of small changes.

 

[TomcatViP]

But who the heck didn´t think at it!

 

[yasotay]

But who the heck didn´t think at it!

Well once the cabin fills with the fumes from the launched countermeasures, I am sure it will be considered.

 

[Scott Kenny]

Have the gunner's door slide forward and put the countermeasures where the door used to slide. ~50cm move or so.

 

[GTX]

NH90 Special Operations Helicopter Begins Flight Testing

The troubled NH90 family of helicopters has a new addition that is meant to operate in the most challenging of combat environments during special operations missions.

www.twz.com

 

[Grey Havoc]

RNL has also identified more NH90 naval helicopters with “self-protection” features, an “anti-drone air-defense cannon” and “a high-energy laser system.” The unspecified number of additional maritime NH90s will support “more deployments by ships with an on-board helicopter,” AGN added. Whether the laser DEW (Directed Energy Weapon) is a part of the anti-UAV system or a separate AD (Air Defense) platform, to be produced locally, developed with NATO allies or bought outright, is not yet known.

Netherlands Announces More F-35 Fighters, NH90 Helicopters in New $2.7B Defense Plan

The size of each of the three F-35 squadrons will swell and enhance readiness and ‘airstrike power.’ The Netherlands has announced plans to acquire

theaviationist.com

 

[Kiltonge]

Have the gunner's door slide forward and put the countermeasures where the door used to slide. ~50cm move or so.

Or extend the sponsors aft to incorporate the countermeasures, thereby also addressing the factors called 'drag' and 'noise'.

 

[Scott Kenny]

Or extend the sponsors aft to incorporate the countermeasures, thereby also addressing the factors called 'drag' and 'noise'.

As long as it doesn't mess with the door guns field of fire.

Most of the ideas I had to stick the countermeasures buckets on the sponsons reduced the door gun field of fire.

 

[RavenOne]

And also great to see for first time, Qatari Emiri Air Force NH90 NFH at Royal International Air Tattoo 2024 back in july at RAF Fairford so here are my photos.



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