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HELICOPTERS

FIRST NH90 SEA LION

Development and production activities completed in
record time

When deployed, NH90 Sea Lions will take on a wide range of

roles including search and rescue (SAR), maritime reconnaissance,

irbus Helicopters has delivered the first NH90 Sea Lion special forces as well as personnel and material transportation Discover our Flight

missions. In addition to its land-based use, the Sea Lion will also

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with deliveries expected to be completed in 2022. The selection of crew’s workload thanks to its high precision and ease of use, which mhaviation.co.za
the Sea Lion as the successor to the Sea King was made in March particularly come to the fore in over-water hovering, even in poor

2013 and the corresponding contract was signed in June 2015. weather conditions.

“I am proud of our teams who worked hard to meet the ambi- The German Navy has also recently opted for the naval version of

tious delivery schedule of our customer, whose continuous support the NH90 to succeed its 22 Sea Lynx Mk 88A on-board helicopters

has also been key in making it happen,” said Wolfgang Schoder, that have been in service since 1981.
CEO of Airbus Helicopters Deutschland. Five nations are already using the NH90 in its naval NFH (NATO From state-of-the-art trip support to payment card programmes and reliable into plane

“During the summer, we successfully completed demonstration Frigate Helicopter) version and have completed more than 50,000 fuel delivery, MH Aviation Services, based in Johannesburg, is Africa’s most innovative

flights involving the German Navy and BAAINBw to verify the Sea flying hours in SAR, humanitarian and military missions, with the

Lion capabilities for search and rescue as well as special forces mis- 90 helicopters that have been delivered so far. aviation services partner.
sions. I am confident that these helicopters will bring next-genera- The 399 helicopters that make up the worldwide NH90 fleet have

tion capabilities to the German Navy, and I’m committed to ensure already completed over 230,000 flying hours. This first Sea Lion is Join the 8,200 flight departments who depend on our bespoke global solutions and

the best level of support for the Sea Lion fleet.” also the 400th NH90 helicopter to be delivered. Q local expertise to take their success to new heights.

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