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Netherlands resumes deliveries of NH90

22nd January 2015 - 12:29 GMT | by Tony Skinner in London

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The Netherlands resumed acceptance of the NH90 NATO Frigate Helicopter (NFH) in December, as the ‘action plan’ developed by NHIndustries to resolve corrosion issues seems to have mitigated the problem.

A significant number of corrosion issues with its NH90 NFH aircraft saw the Netherlands suspend further deliveries in mid-2014 after 13 aircraft had been accepted.

The Dutch National Aerospace Laboratory NLR discovered a total of 92 corrosion occurrences, which were variously classified as being caused by: insufficient corrosion protection; incorrect materials selection; incorrect design; or incorrect manufacturing.

The action plan subsequently developed by NHIndustries included preventative measures allowing current operators

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