NH Industries NH90 NFH

The NFH (NATO Frigate Helicopter) variant is an autonomous antisubmarine (ASW) and antisurface warfare (ASuW) aircraft operating mainly from naval ships and with an adverse weather capability. As an embarked helicopter could also perform other regular tasks as vertical replenishment (VERTREP) and search & rescue (SAR). Italian and French navies received their first pre production aircraft in late 2007 for tests and homologations and the first Dutch NFH was handed over in April 2010.

Local designations:
- Italy: SH-90A
- France: Caiman
- Germany: Sea Tiger and Sea Lion

As of 2025, 135 naval NH90 helicopters have already been delivered to six nations and have completed over 90,000 flight hours.