NH90 helicopter tests begin on the deck of the LHD Juan Carlos I
The first aircraft will reach the Navy in May 2025.
The NH-90 programme, which aims to renew medium-sized tactical transport helicopters in service, consists of two phases. The first phase is practically completed; the second was launched by the government last April with an injection of 39,800,000 euros and covers the years 2024, 2025, 2026 and 2027.
The Centro Logístico de Armamento y Experimentación (CLAEX) is a flight test centre of the Spanish Air and Space Force. Now, and in collaboration with the 48th Wing and the crew of the aircraft carrier Juan Carlos I, it has started the qualification tests of the NH90 helicopter on the Navy's flagship.

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