Norway Eyes Commercial Shipborne SAR Capability To Fill NH90 Shortage 

NH90
Delays have led to Norway's NH90s not being available to embark on coast guard ships.
Credit: Getty Images/Hskon Kj°llmoen
Norway has begun a market search for a helicopter provider which would be willing to perform search and rescue missions operating from the country’s coast guard vessels. The unusual request from the Norwegian Defense Materiel Agency emerges as Oslo considers a lease of helicopters to make up for...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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