Holandski državni sekretar za odbranu Jack de Vries je saopštio "lošu vest" u parlamentu. NH-90 helikopter koji je naručen od strane Ministarstva odbrane je još uvek pretežak da bi mogao da bude ukrcavan Holandske fregate. Helikopteri su trebali da budu zamena za Lynx helikoptere koji su trenutno ukrcani na Holandske brodove. Datum uvođenja u službu NH-90 je više puta odlagan a kao najnoviji rok se pominje 2011 godina.
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New dutch NH-90 Helicopter Still Too HeavyState Secretary of Defence Jack de Vries on Wednesday had “bad news” for the House of Commons, he said. The NH-90 helicopter ordered by the Ministry of Defence is still heavier than planned.
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NH Industries had announced to measures to reduce the helicopter’s weight, but these have not had the desired result. The weight of the aircraft has been a problem for years. This is important because the additional weight makes them too heavy to land on the Dutch navy frigates for which they are intended.
The Netherlands decided in 1991 to participate in the NH-90 program, and ordered twenty [of the NFH-90 naval variant] which should have replaced the current Lynx ship-borne helicopters beginning in 2007.
However, because of the recurring weight issue, that date has been moved back several times. The latest date for their initial delivery has now been pushed back to 2011, de Vries said.
It is not possible to rule out further delays, nor to say what extra costs will arise from the delays, he added.
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