NHI NH90 is a modern, multi-role helicopter, produced by entities from the Netherlands, France, Germany and Italy. The prototype's flight took place in 1995, but the machine entered service only in 2007. So far, about 300 machines of this type of all versions have been manufactured in the course of serial production. The machine is 16.13 meters long with a rotor diameter of 16.3 meters. The drive is provided by two engines: Rolls-Royce Turbomeca RTM-332 with 2230 HP each or General Electric T700-T6E with 2115 HP each.
NH90 was developed in response to the demand reported by many European NATO countries for a new multi-role helicopter, also capable of operating over sea areas. The NH Industries consortium of Airbus Helicopters, Leonardo and Fokker was and still is responsible for the design and production of the machine. From the very beginning, the use of many modern technologies, such as the fly-by-wire control system, was assumed in the NH90, which inevitably extended the research and development work. Two main versions of the helicopter were also built: TTH (intended for the transport of land forces) and NFH (intended for sea operations, also from ships' decks). The design, after entering the service, showed numerous technical and design problems, which were systematically eliminated. At present, the NHI NH90 is used by the armed forces of several countries, including Belgium, Finland, France, Greece, Germany and Italy.