- Navy
- Netherlands Maritime Force
- Maritime helicopters
Replacement of the Lynx by the NH90
Starting in mid-2010, the Royal Netherland Navy´s Westland Lynx helicopters will be replaced by a total of 20 NH90 helicopters. Twelve of these are of a type designed specially for maritime operations: the NATO Frigate Helicopter (NFH). Eight have been designed for land operations: the Maritime Tactical Transport Helicopter (MTTH).
The NATO Frigate Helicopter can be fitted with a wide variety of special equipment and is therefore capable of conducting a broad range of activities. France, Italy, Germany, the Netherlands and Portugal jointly developed and built the NH90. The first prototype flew in December 1995. Many test flights have since been conducted.
| Technical data | Westland Lynx | NH90 |
|---|
| Rotor diameter | 12.80 metres | 16.30 metres |
| Length | 11.92 metres | 19.50 metres |
| Height | 3.59 metres | 5.30 metres |
| Weight | 4,875 kg | 10,000 kg |
| Engine | 2 Rolls Royce GEM 42 | RTM 322 |
| Range | 520 km | 800 km |
| Cruising speed | 220 km/hour | 215 km/hour |
| Maximum speed | 245 km/hour | 260 km/hour |
| Armament | Torpedoes, light machine gun | Torpedoes, light machine gun |
| Sensors | Dipping sonar, radar and
Forward Looking Infrared (FLIR) | HELRAS sonar, ISAR
Radar and FLIR |
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