The NH90 Deployed in Afghanistan
Thursday, 25 October 2012 00:00
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Italy deployed five NH90 Tactical Transport helicopters in Afghanistan. Operating from Herat, the helicopters perform tactical transport missions every day. This is the first time that a nation deploys operationally the NH90 on such a difficult theatre of operations.
The Crews expressed their satisfaction with the perofrmances of this new generation helicopter in hot and high conditions.
The helicopters arrived end of August in a C17 cargo aircraft.
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