This article summarises the operators, and the delivery status of the NH90.
Operators
Summary OperatorsAssembled byNH-90 ordered (by variant)NH-90 delivered (by variant)Sold [–] /
Bought [+]RetiredLossesIn serviceNotesCountryForceTTHNFHSFTotalTTHNFHSFTotal Australian Army Aviation Corps Airbus Helicopters Australia 41 — — 47 41 — — 47 — - 41 —0 1 offered to the Australian Army as compensations for delays. Retired in 2023.Fleet Air Arm (RAN) 6 — — 6 — — — - 5 - 1 Belgian Air Force Airbus Helicopters France 4 — — 8 4 — — 8 — 4 —4 https://www.flightglobal.com/download?ac=106507 Belgian Navy — 4 — — 4 — — — — Finnish Army Aviation Patria and Airbus Helicopters France 20 — — 20 20 — — 20 — — —20 Armée de terre Airbus Helicopters France 63 — 18 108 63 — 1 91 — — - 190 Marine nationale — 27 — — 27 — — — — German Air Force Airbus Helicopters Germany 82 — — 131 82 — — 101 — — —101 Marineflieger — 49 — — 19 — — — — Hellenic Army Aviation Airbus Helicopters France 20 — — 20 16 — — 16 — — —16Italian Army AgustaWestland Italy 60 — — 116 60 — — 116 — — - 1114Italian Navy 10 46 — — 56 — — — - 1Royal Netherlands Air and Space Force AgustaWestland Italy — 23 — 23 — 20 — 20 — — - 1193 ordered in December 2025Royal New Zealand Air Force Airbus Helicopters France 9 — — 9 9 — —9 — - 1 —8 1 used for spare partsRoyal Norwegian Navy AgustaWestland Italy — 14 — 14 — 14 — 14 — - 14 —0Royal Air Force of Oman Airbus Helicopters France 20 — — 20 20 — — 20 — — - 218 Spanish Army Airbus Helicopters France 39 — — 76 17 — — 25 — — —25 Batch 1: 22 NH-90 Army: 16 Air Force: 6
Batch 2: 23 NH-90
Army: 10 Air Force: 6 Navy: 7 Batch 3: 31 NH-90
Army: 13 Air Force: 12 Navy: 6 Spanish Air Force 24 — — 6 — — — — — Spanish Navy — 13 —2 — — — — —Qatar Emiri Air ForceLeonardo and Airbus Helicopters France 16 12 — 28 9 9 — 18 — — —18Swedish Air Force Airbus Helicopters France and Germany 18 — — 18 18 — — 18 — — —18 14E operated for the Army and Air Force, 14F operated for the navyTOTAL4321881863837314915230- 61- 7453
Potential sales
Saudi Arabia (20 NH-90 NFH) The Italian government is negotiating a government-to-government contract with Saudi Arabia for the sale of around 20 NH-90 NFH.
Vietnam In September 2026, French President Emmanuel Macron announced that Vietnam was finalizing a 2025 letter of intention to procure three NH90 with Airbus Helicopters. The variant was undisclosed, even though the context referred maritime security.
References
External links
NHIndustries NH90, Leonardo company NH90, Airbus NH90, Royal New Zealand Air Force "NH90: Europe's Medium Helicopter Contender". Defense industry daily "Eurocopter rejects criticism of NH90 helicopter by 'secret report'". Defpro MH90-NG, German NH90 NFH variant