Originally Posted by
Cyclic Hotline
That may be about time for this program. The NH90 on paper had all the right bells and whistles and seems to have still failed to meet expectations in the field. A 40% availability for the system seems to suggest that spares and MPD expectations missed the mark. How that remains a problem for a product that is in production is surprising, a sure way to minimize the market is to neglect the current customers' spares needs while chasing new customers.
As it stands, they are a great advertisement for Sikorsky products.