I just want to appreciate how hard it must have been not to just speak German while you two native German speakers are having to do English for the rest of us.
I've seen Finnish NH-90's flying during their urban exercises a while back, the sports car analogy is not far off, I was visiting my parents in their top floor apartment and they flew right over the rooftops, for a second I thought it was gonna smash right through the window, nearly spat out my coffee in the process of witnessing that display. They also did multiple landings near my actual house, right onto a football field, was cool watching them land in the middle of the night.
Living in student flats in Amsterdam in the 90s I once had a few Chinooks buzzing the flat which was an experience and a half. Not quite inbetween the buildings but it certainly felt like it.
Norway got really screwed by the NH90, it has been a disaster for us. They never delivered the crap in time, and we had to change over to the Black Hawk instead. NH90 is maybe like an Italian sportscar, pampering and being a garage queen. If you need something operational without 10x maintenance for each flying hour, the sportscar is not what you want. You want a truck.
Exactly the same for Sweden. We ordered them as the Helikopter 14 in 2001, and the first one wasn't delivered until 2015, 14 fucking years later. Thanks to this, we had to buy Blackhawks too, and i suspect we're going to ditch this heap of trash as soon as possible. Absolute catastrophe of a vehicle.
Norway went in with the wrong expectations. You had 8 helicopters (14 ordered) and wanted about 3900 flight hours. Not even the CH47 could do that. Realistically you would have planned for about 2000 flight hours.
First, I have to express mild surprise as I thought you didn't appreciate "Magic Carpets", but rather only fixed wing aircraft. Second, I am wistfully jealous as I have never been on an NH-90, but I enjoyed every moment of my time on UH-1H's, CH-47's, and UH-60's. Sadly missed out on getting to occupy the gunner position on an AH-1 because I had other work I had to attend to. I was pretty grumpy about that. Nothing like a rotary wing aircraft to get the juices flowing though, I felt a hint of it return as I saw you enjoying your ride.
Thanks Chris! Pretty slick machine. It does just about everything. The crews, strategic and tactical organization are all very impressive. I would want a coffee machine on board... which is probably why I am not in any military. 😊 Excellent vid.
Excellent video! The NH90 looks good. In the past, there where numerous issues during development, do you know how they have been fixed? Can you dismount soldiers via ropes? Has the rear loading ramp been improved, so that fully equipped soldiers can walk over the ramp without damaging it? Has the NH90 a clearance for SAR missions over the baltic and north sea? Has the underbelly hook now the full capacity? And most importantly: how many are flight ready? The best tool is worthless if its not ready to use in times of need.
While participating in a joint service (US) exercise, I was operating a mobile switchboard at the time as part of our unit comm support for the exercise. A German Officer was on the observation team. As your video displays, with the helicopter teams, he was professional, friendly, and a good representative of his nation's military.
I loved this video. If you can get more units to agree to this kind of interview it would be awesome. There are so many European units that are almost entirely unknown.
It's translated to (American) English and the equivalent US-american rank to Oberleutnant is 1st Lieutenant, which colloquially gets shortened to just Lieutenant.
It would be really cool to see if you could produce a similar video with a unit that operates the H225M, though I realise they are not in service with the German armed forces, so it might be difficult.
@matthewrikihana6818 first off, people have died. Second, its not that we couldn't operate them fine, they did well during disaster relief efforts for example. It's that after years of using them we came to the decision, much like Norway and the Belgium, that they aren't worth the extra costs to keep them running. UH60M basically does 95% the same stuff, but costs a fraction the amount to actually use. Some nations have chosen to foot the bill and continue to operate it, while others have chosen to drop or reduce their fleet's and bring in other systems. Neither is an optimal choice, either you dump an expensive fleet early, or you pump more money than you might want to into it to keep it going. Australia made the first choice, as have other nations.
There are countries that simply can't handle sophisticated technology and Australia is one of them. There are plenty of other countries that adhere to the service intervals and operating hours and these things fly almost without any problems. Knowledge is power.... What's in it for you?
The German military makes English language training a compulsory requirement for officers (he only interviewed officers except one senior NCO, who would also have had to do English language training for that rank level) as English is the standard NATO language.
Does nato have an advantage buying what are essentially civilian helicopters refitted to for military use!? Does this drive down the cost of the end unit!? I understand this is essentially the aw101
Uhm, the NH90 has no relation at all to the AW101. Those are entirely different helicopters developed completely independent of each other by different companies.
You might want to check your sources again. The NH90 was designed from the start as a medium-lift, military helicopter. NHIndustries is a partnership that was formed specifically to develop a battlefield helicopter for NATO, and the NH90 is its only product.
There are countries that simply can't handle sophisticated technology and Australia is one of them. There are plenty of other countries that adhere to the service intervals and operating hours and these things fly almost without any problems. Knowledge is power.... What's in it for you?
They only just adopted the 416A8 (G95A1) for regulars and HK433 for SOF. Like Dr Numbers said, it’s not an overnight process. Expect to see these issued to different frontline units one-by-one over the next decade, while the G36’s currently in rotation continue to be used by rear/support units. Look at how the United States are implementing their adoption of the NGSW platforms if you want a real-time reference.
Delivery is planed for 2026 and than Rapid Response and the Tank Batallion in Lithuania will get them first. And even than you have different times in Rapid Response when you will get them because first are KSK, Than the fighting Elements of the Paras because they normaly go in first and are normaly the Test Hamster and than the Mountainers before anybody else of the Brigade will get them.
I just want to appreciate how hard it must have been not to just speak German while you two native German speakers are having to do English for the rest of us.
@@TheNapalmFTW but English is like Frisian
I've seen Finnish NH-90's flying during their urban exercises a while back, the sports car analogy is not far off, I was visiting my parents in their top floor apartment and they flew right over the rooftops, for a second I thought it was gonna smash right through the window, nearly spat out my coffee in the process of witnessing that display. They also did multiple landings near my actual house, right onto a football field, was cool watching them land in the middle of the night.
Living in student flats in Amsterdam in the 90s I once had a few Chinooks buzzing the flat which was an experience and a half. Not quite inbetween the buildings but it certainly felt like it.
Josh: Thanks for sticking it out! These videos are fun.
Interessanter Beitrag! Vielen Dank an alle, die daran mitgewirkt haben.
Great video, love seeing inside the voodoo machines and seeing you get some flight time! Also amazing thumbnail
This must have been a lot of work to put together. Thanks for taking us along!
Norway got really screwed by the NH90, it has been a disaster for us. They never delivered the crap in time, and we had to change over to the Black Hawk instead.
NH90 is maybe like an Italian sportscar, pampering and being a garage queen. If you need something operational without 10x maintenance for each flying hour, the sportscar is not what you want. You want a truck.
Exactly the same for Sweden. We ordered them as the Helikopter 14 in 2001, and the first one wasn't delivered until 2015, 14 fucking years later. Thanks to this, we had to buy Blackhawks too, and i suspect we're going to ditch this heap of trash as soon as possible. Absolute catastrophe of a vehicle.
Norway went in with the wrong expectations. You had 8 helicopters (14 ordered) and wanted about 3900 flight hours. Not even the CH47 could do that. Realistically you would have planned for about 2000 flight hours.
@@MrFerreti Whereas Finland uses its 20 for only 1850 flight hours per year.
@@g-3409 Australia abandoned its MRH90 fleet after a series of fatal crashes. We went back to the Blackhawk.
@@andrewcombe8907 One fatal crash, not a series of them; caused by poor decision making from army leadership, and not by the aircraft.
First, I have to express mild surprise as I thought you didn't appreciate "Magic Carpets", but rather only fixed wing aircraft. Second, I am wistfully jealous as I have never been on an NH-90, but I enjoyed every moment of my time on UH-1H's, CH-47's, and UH-60's. Sadly missed out on getting to occupy the gunner position on an AH-1 because I had other work I had to attend to. I was pretty grumpy about that. Nothing like a rotary wing aircraft to get the juices flowing though, I felt a hint of it return as I saw you enjoying your ride.
Thanks Chris! Pretty slick machine. It does just about everything. The crews, strategic and tactical organization are all very impressive. I would want a coffee machine on board... which is probably why I am not in any military. 😊 Excellent vid.
I bet there is some storage room for thermo-bottles and snacks especially if it's SAR or extraction operations.
@@T.efpunkt I am sure you are right. I was just being a wise guy. ;-)
Love the helicopter videos.
Perhaps a series on rotor wing aircraft?
0:01 "Get to the choppa!"
Thank you for the wonderfull report!
You, sir, have one of the coolest jobs anywhere.
Beautiful... I hope NH90 will mature and will be a solid contender in this space. Looks great.
Amazing helicopter and great video!
Excellent video!
The NH90 looks good. In the past, there where numerous issues during development, do you know how they have been fixed?
Can you dismount soldiers via ropes? Has the rear loading ramp been improved, so that fully equipped soldiers can walk over the ramp without damaging it? Has the NH90 a clearance for SAR missions over the baltic and north sea? Has the underbelly hook now the full capacity? And most importantly: how many are flight ready? The best tool is worthless if its not ready to use in times of need.
While participating in a joint service (US) exercise, I was operating a mobile switchboard at the time as part of our unit comm support for the exercise. A German Officer was on the observation team. As your video displays, with the helicopter teams, he was professional, friendly, and a good representative of his nation's military.
wtf I didn't know the NH90 had a rear ramp like that 😮
great content
I loved this video. If you can get more units to agree to this kind of interview it would be awesome. There are so many European units that are almost entirely unknown.
1:16 being called leutnant when u r an Oberleutnant ahhh hahaha
It's translated in the English language.
NATO you know 😅
It's translated to (American) English and the equivalent US-american rank to Oberleutnant is 1st Lieutenant, which colloquially gets shortened to just Lieutenant.
It would be really cool to see if you could produce a similar video with a unit that operates the H225M, though I realise they are not in service with the German armed forces, so it might be difficult.
That long, exposed exterior antenna is puzzling. Something horribly vulnerable-looking to it.
Why has Australia had bad experiences with NH-90 and Tiger?
New Zealand 🇳🇿 NH90s seem to operate fine and without the (skill) issues experienced by the RAAF 🇦🇺.
@matthewrikihana6818 first off, people have died.
Second, its not that we couldn't operate them fine, they did well during disaster relief efforts for example. It's that after years of using them we came to the decision, much like Norway and the Belgium, that they aren't worth the extra costs to keep them running. UH60M basically does 95% the same stuff, but costs a fraction the amount to actually use.
Some nations have chosen to foot the bill and continue to operate it, while others have chosen to drop or reduce their fleet's and bring in other systems.
Neither is an optimal choice, either you dump an expensive fleet early, or you pump more money than you might want to into it to keep it going.
Australia made the first choice, as have other nations.
Indian IMRH should have NH90 as benchmark for modernity & electronics.. while russian Mi17V5 are good for money but we should aim higher..
Der Gerät hat keinen Bordschutz ? Nix GAU-2 ? Nix MaDeuce ? Was soll das ?
Brave man/men getting in those death traps - should get some real choppers. Search NH-90 & Australian Army
There are countries that simply can't handle sophisticated technology and Australia is one of them. There are plenty of other countries that adhere to the service intervals and operating hours and these things fly almost without any problems. Knowledge is power.... What's in it for you?
@@gerhardma4297 Ah my google translator translates NH-90 as 'crap helo - fly at your own risk'
Great stuff, very eye opening and amazing that everyone speaks such excellent English. Thank you for the content.
The German military makes English language training a compulsory requirement for officers (he only interviewed officers except one senior NCO, who would also have had to do English language training for that rank level) as English is the standard NATO language.
@@jadger1871 Thanks for the information, that's really helpful
"any time anywhere" - you need a permissible Air Defence environment, a recce'd designated LZ and a few other requirements.
"any time anywhere" never said you had to get there safely lol
Does nato have an advantage buying what are essentially civilian helicopters refitted to for military use!?
Does this drive down the cost of the end unit!?
I understand this is essentially the aw101
Uhm, the NH90 has no relation at all to the AW101. Those are entirely different helicopters developed completely independent of each other by different companies.
You might want to check your sources again. The NH90 was designed from the start as a medium-lift, military helicopter. NHIndustries is a partnership that was formed specifically to develop a battlefield helicopter for NATO, and the NH90 is its only product.
NH 90 sucks Australia already retired it all nations better switch to UH 60 or MH 60R helis
Yeah, took 14 years to deliver the first ones to Sweden and we're looking to ditch the ones we have too. Absolute garbage company.
What helicopters is your country using?
@@hansmeyer7225 We moved back to Blackhawks that the NH90 was supposed to replace. New UH-60M models.
Same as what Norway did.
@@birdmonster4586 The question was for the original commentator.
There are countries that simply can't handle sophisticated technology and Australia is one of them. There are plenty of other countries that adhere to the service intervals and operating hours and these things fly almost without any problems. Knowledge is power.... What's in it for you?
Didn't they phase out the *G36s?* 😋
That takes a While tho
Turns out, it wasn't really a priority.
In fact, Lithuania tested theirs again, found no issues and ordered more G36s.
They only just adopted the 416A8 (G95A1) for regulars and HK433 for SOF. Like Dr Numbers said, it’s not an overnight process. Expect to see these issued to different frontline units one-by-one over the next decade, while the G36’s currently in rotation continue to be used by rear/support units. Look at how the United States are implementing their adoption of the NGSW platforms if you want a real-time reference.
Delivery is planed for 2026 and than Rapid Response and the Tank Batallion in Lithuania will get them first. And even than you have different times in Rapid Response when you will get them because first are KSK, Than the fighting Elements of the Paras because they normaly go in first and are normaly the Test Hamster and than the Mountainers before anybody else of the Brigade will get them.
No German unit adopted the HK433.
US Pindos Propaganda
Oh, Ivan is already here. 😂
Interessanter Beitrag! Vielen Dank an alle, die daran mitgewirkt haben.