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The deal was announced during the DIMDEX Exhibition in Doha in the presence of the Italian Minister of Defence Roberta Pinotti and Leonardo chief executive officer Alessandro Profumo. Leonardo Photo

Leonardo boosts international growth with Qatar helicopter deal

Leonardo Press Release | March 15, 2018

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The Ministry of Defence of Qatar announced a contract on March 14 for the purchase of 28 NH90 medium twin-engine multirole military helicopters.

The deal was announced during the DIMDEX Exhibition in Doha in the presence of the Italian Minister of Defence Roberta Pinotti and Leonardo chief executive officer Alessandro Profumo. Leonardo Photo
The deal was announced during the DIMDEX Exhibition in Doha in the presence of the Italian Minister of Defence Roberta Pinotti and Leonardo chief executive officer Alessandro Profumo. Leonardo Photo

The overall program is valued at more than US$3.7 billion to the NHI consortium, and includes 16 NH90 TTH for land operations, 12 NH90 NFH for naval missions, a comprehensive support, maintenance training services package and associated infrastructure.

The program could be further extended in the future with the addition of 6 + 6 units in a mix of TTH and NFH variants.

Leonardo will act as overall prime contractor with responsibility for program management, final assembly and delivery of the 12 NH90 NFH helicopters from its Venice – Tessera facility in northern Italy, and an eight-year support and training services package for crews and maintenance technicians.

Meanwhile, Airbus will be responsible for the final assembly of the 16 NH90 TTH aircraft. Deliveries are expected to start before June 2022 and continue through to 2025. Leonardo will also supply, contribute to and integrate various equipment, avionics and sensors.

“We are proud to have signed this contract that expands and continues Leonardo’s strong and long term partnership with Qatar, to which we are delivering a wide range of the most advanced technology and customized solutions spanning the military and security domains,” said Profumo.

“This contract award confirms Leonardo as a reliable partner to Qatar and marks an outstanding achievement and a new and further milestone for one of the key sectors of Leonardo. We are all strongly committed to strengthen our business approach according to our 2018-2022 Industrial Plan.”

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