{"id":59746,"date":"2025-05-29T19:30:02","date_gmt":"2025-05-29T17:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/?p=59746"},"modified":"2026-05-29T00:26:53","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T22:26:53","slug":"airbus-officially-delivers-the-first-two-nh90-mspt-sable-aircraft-to-the-spanish-navy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2025\/05\/29\/airbus-officially-delivers-the-first-two-nh90-mspt-sable-aircraft-to-the-spanish-navy\/","title":{"rendered":"Airbus officially delivers the first two NH90 MSPT 'Sable' aircraft to the Spanish Navy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 14th Squadron of the Spanish Navy, formed in May 2024, finally has its first two helicopters a year later.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><rel><a href=\"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2025\/04\/16\/the-spanish-navy-begins-operating-its-new-nh-90-mspt-sable-helicopters\/\">The Spanish Navy begins operating its new NH-90 MSPT 'Sable' helicopters<\/a><\/rel><br \/>\n<rel><a href=\"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2024\/12\/20\/airbus-shows-the-three-spanish-versions-of-the-nh90-military-helicopter-together-at-last\/\">Airbus shows the three Spanish versions of the NH90 military helicopter together at last<\/a><\/rel><\/p>\n<p>This Thursday, at 1:24 p.m. CET, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AirbusHeli\/status\/1928049810268889549\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Airbus Helicopters confirmed the official delivery of the first two NH90 MSPTs to the Spanish Navy<\/a>, stating that finally <strong>this European-made helicopter <em>\"is now in use by all 3 Spanish military branches\"<\/em><\/strong>, following the previous delivery of the NH90 \"Lobo\" to the Spanish Air Force and the NH90 \"Sarrio\" to the Spanish Army. On Twitter, Airbus Helicopters shared this video containing <strong>statements by Frigate Captain Javier Moreno, commander of the 14th Squadron:<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"665\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NH90?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NH90<\/a> is now in use by all 3 Spanish military branches! \ud83d\ude81\ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddf8<br \/>We&#39;ve delivered the first two NH90 MSPT helicopters to the Spanish Navy, enhancing their strategic capabilities. Cdr. Javier Moreno shares insights. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MakingMissionsPossible?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MakingMissionsPossible<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/VuelaEspa%C3%B1a?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#VuelaEspa\u00f1a<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LSsgr7oSO3\">pic.twitter.com\/LSsgr7oSO3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Airbus Helicopters (@AirbusHeli) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AirbusHeli\/status\/1928049810268889549?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 29, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em>\"<strong>We've delivered the first two NH90 MSPT helicopters to the Spanish Navy, enhancing their strategic capabilities<\/strong>,\"<\/em> Airbus Helicopters said. In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.airbus.com\/en\/newsroom\/press-releases\/2025-05-airbus-delivers-first-two-nh90-tactical-transport-helicopters-to\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">a statement<\/a> posted on its website, the company said the delivery took place from Airbus' facility in Albacete. <em>\"<strong>These two helicopters are the first of seven navalised NH90s<\/strong> acquired as part of the second batch of Spain\u2019s NH90 programme, which totals 23 aircraft.\"<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54553136227_b3e0654e65_o.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54553136227_95146c5f3e_c.jpg\" style=\"width:100%; height:auto; border:0px;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>\"<strong>The MSPT variant of the NH90 is specifically designed to meet the rigorous operational requirements of the Spanish Navy<\/strong> for amphibious tactical transport. Key enhancements include a <strong>reinforced landing gear, specific naval communications and navigation equipment<\/strong> as well as automatic folding systems for the main rotor blades and rear fuselage, optimising the helicopter for shipboard operations,\"<\/em> notes Airbus Helicopters. <em>\"These features will enable the NH90 to transport <strong>up to 20 fully equipped troops or a light vehicle<\/strong>, and conduct IFR (instrument flight rules) operations with a single pilot, even in challenging night-time conditions and adverse weather.\"<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54554255628_4be832d54e_o.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54554255628_2f959c5b0e_c.jpg\" style=\"width:100%; height:auto; border:0px;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>The first two NH90 MSPTs of the Spanish Navy are the HT.29-40 (10346, 01-14-02) and the HT.29-41 (10347, 01-14-03)<\/strong>, to which must be added a third, the HT.29-39 (10345, 01-14-01), which remains at the Airbus factory in Albacete as a test aircraft. <strong>The nickname chosen by the Air Fleet (FLOAN) for these aircraft is \"Sable\" (Saber)<\/strong>, which will be the radio call sign of the 14th Squadron, whose emblem is a Paramachairodus, a mammal that inhabited the current territory of Spain in prehistoric times, an animal now extinct and which is one of the species known as \"saber-toothed\" (\"dientes de sable\", in Spanish).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54456934399_153f45cdcc_z.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54456934399_153f45cdcc_z.jpg\" style=\"width:100%; height:auto; border:0px;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Fernando Lombo, General Manager of Airbus Helicopters in Spain, said: <em>\"<strong>We've been able to conduct the training of Navy crews at our Albacete base<\/strong>, ensuring the helicopters can enter service at Rota Naval Base this summer, as planned for the Navy's operational readiness. <strong>All our teams remain fully mobilised to ensure a smooth entry into service.<\/strong>\"<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54457003533_2435373f0e_o.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54457003533_5b297e1881_z.jpg\" style=\"width:100%; height:auto; border:0px;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In the video released by Airbus Helicopters, Frigate Captain Javier Moreno points out that <em>\"<strong>the main mission that will be assigned to these helicopters will be troop transport and special operations.<\/strong>\"<\/em> Regarding the delivery times of the NH90 MSPT fleet to the Spanish Navy, the commander of the 14th Squadron adds: <em>\"<strong>We will receive three units throughout 2025 and the final quota, which is seven units, will be completed in 2026<\/strong>, with the receipt of four units. To this end, we are preparing the infrastructure of the Rota Naval Base to be able to accommodate these helicopters.\"<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54455905387_7e93889631_o.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54455905387_bd3c201931_z.jpg\" style=\"width:100%; height:auto; border:0px;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>\"For me, being assigned command of this squadron is one of the biggest challenges of my career,\"<\/em> says Javier Moreno. <em>\"Not only me, but <strong>the 60 members of the squadron, who are currently in our group, are facing this with great enthusiasm<\/strong>, with great desire, with great effort. We're putting everything we have into it.\"<\/em><\/p>\n<p>---<\/p>\n<p><small>Photos: Airbus Helicopters \/ Armada Espa\u00f1ola.<\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 14th Squadron of the Spanish Navy, formed in May 2024, finally has its first two helicopters a year later.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[19536,11545],"tags":[22365,18531,8245,10669],"class_list":["post-59746","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-we-said-yesterday","category-navy","tag-14a-escuadrilla","tag-aircraft-fleet-of-the-spanish-navy-floan","tag-nhindustries-nh90","tag-spanish-navy"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59746"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=59746"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59746\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59746"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=59746"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=59746"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}