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Airbus Delivered Final NH90 Helicopter To Finland

Wednesday, July 22nd, 2015

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Airbus and Patria delivered the last of 20 NH90 helicopters to Finland during a ceremony at the local assembly facility, the company said July 9.“These helicopters are used for various tasks of the Finnish Defense Forces such as national defense, international crisis management and for SAR missions,” Jussi Ristimäki, FDF program manager for the NH90, said in a statement.Finland signed a contract with Airbus for 20 TTH versions of the NH90 helicopter in 2001. The first flight for the aircraft…

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