NH Industries NH90
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Airbus Helicopters España
Airbus Helicopters Spain
Service : 2014 to present
Spain originally planned to acquire 104 NH90 helicopters, with local assembly centered at Airbus facilities in Albacete and the fleet distributed among the country's three armed forces: the Army, Air Force, and Navy.
Budgetary revisions later reduced the requirement to 45 aircraft in 2005. In 2013, the program was restructured around an initial batch of 22 helicopters, including 16 Tactical Transport Helicopter (TTH) variants for the Spanish Army and six Search and Rescue (SAR) configured aircraft for the Spanish Air Force. A second planned batch-2 was expected to include six additional Air Force helicopters .
First flight of a Spanish NH90 took place on December 17, 2010. The first 2 were built in France while the rest also to be manufactured in France but the Eurocopter España plant located in Albacete and inaugurated in 2007 is responsible for the assembly. The first Spanish NH90 was roll out in 2013.
NH90 helicopters for Spain are powered by CT7-8F5 engines and use avionics software developed in Spain.
As of 2026, Spain's total fleet will comprise 76 NH90 helicopters once all deliveries are complete. The breakdown by service is as follows:
- Spanish Army : 26 helicopters total (13 from an initial batch and 13 from the latest order)
- Spanish Air and Space Force : 18 helicopters total (6 from an initial batch and 12 from the latest order)
- Spanish Navy : 13 helicopters total (7 from an initial batch and 6 from the latest order)
Budgetary revisions later reduced the requirement to 45 aircraft in 2005. In 2013, the program was restructured around an initial batch of 22 helicopters, including 16 Tactical Transport Helicopter (TTH) variants for the Spanish Army and six Search and Rescue (SAR) configured aircraft for the Spanish Air Force. A second planned batch-2 was expected to include six additional Air Force helicopters .
First flight of a Spanish NH90 took place on December 17, 2010. The first 2 were built in France while the rest also to be manufactured in France but the Eurocopter España plant located in Albacete and inaugurated in 2007 is responsible for the assembly. The first Spanish NH90 was roll out in 2013.
NH90 helicopters for Spain are powered by CT7-8F5 engines and use avionics software developed in Spain.
As of 2026, Spain's total fleet will comprise 76 NH90 helicopters once all deliveries are complete. The breakdown by service is as follows:
- Spanish Army : 26 helicopters total (13 from an initial batch and 13 from the latest order)
- Spanish Air and Space Force : 18 helicopters total (6 from an initial batch and 12 from the latest order)
- Spanish Navy : 13 helicopters total (7 from an initial batch and 6 from the latest order)
News
- Oct 14, 2020 · First NH90 Lobo for Spanish Air Force
- Oct 8, 2018 · NH90 User Conference 2018
- Dec 18, 2014 · One NH90 and Two HAD-E Tiger Delivered to FAMET
- Jan 23, 2013 · First Flight of a Spanish Built NH90
- Dec 17, 2010 · NH90 TTH for Spain Maiden Flight
- Sep 26, 2000 · CASA and Eurocopter Set Up Eurocopter España