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Yes. New enlarged windows for self protection guns.

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

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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.
 
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.
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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
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Or extend the sponsors aft to incorporate the countermeasures, thereby also addressing the factors called 'drag' and 'noise'.
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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.
 
Well, I am not sure of that. The NH90 is still the only Naval Helicopter best suited exclusively for the Vatican Navy, with last report showing an unspecified (and classified!? But why?) less than 33% availability and recurring concerns with corrosions:

Ayant effectué un contrôle budgétaire sur le MCO des équipements militaires au nom de la commission sénatoriale des Finances, le sénateur Dominique de Legge indique en effet, dans son rapport, que, « à ce jour, moins d’un tiers des hélicoptères de la version navale [du NH-90] est […] disponible, tandis que les durées de visite de maintenance sont deux fois plus longues » qu’initialement prévu. À noter que le chiffre exact de cette disponibilité est « confidentiel ».
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Having carried out a budgetary audit on Field Maintenance Availability (MCO) of military equipment on behalf of the Senate Finance Committee, Senator Dominique de Legge indicates in his report that, "to date, less than a third of the helicopters of the naval version [of the NH-90] are […] available, while the maintenance visit times are twice as long" as initially planned. It should be noted that the exact figure for this availability is "confidential".
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Selon le Sénat, le taux de disponibilité des hélicoptères NH-90 Caïman est inférieur aux besoins de la Marine - Zone Militaire

Depuis qu'il est entré en service au sein de l'Aéronautique navale, en 2011, l'hélicoptère NH-90 Caïman NFH donne du fil à retordre à la Marine nationale.
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And in the senate report*, that golden nugget (in Capital Bold in the text):
Dans un contexte de hausse des coûts de maintenance, la récente augmentation des crédits de mco ne s'est pas accompagnée d'une amélioration de la disponibilité opérationnelle des matériels.
Les crédits budgétaires dédiés au mco, insuffisamment traçables, ont connu récemment une nette hausse, hors dépenses de personnel
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In a context of rising maintenance costs, the recent increase in Field Maintenance Availability (MCO) appropriations has not been accompanied by an improvement in the operational availability of equipment.
The budget appropriations dedicated to mco, which are insufficiently traceable, have recently seen a sharp increase, excluding personnel costs
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With the Papal States still yet to be reconstituted, it will be a fair while yet before the Classis Pontificiae is in a position to start procuring ships, much less helicopters.
 

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