{"id":63603,"date":"2026-02-22T21:27:24","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T20:27:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/?p=63603"},"modified":"2026-02-28T22:38:59","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T21:38:59","slug":"the-arrival-of-two-spanish-nh90-lobo-helicopters-in-the-usa-aboard-two-a400ms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2026\/02\/22\/the-arrival-of-two-spanish-nh90-lobo-helicopters-in-the-usa-aboard-two-a400ms\/","title":{"rendered":"The arrival of two Spanish NH90 Lobo helicopters in the USA aboard two A400Ms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last Tuesday we saw here <a href=\"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2026\/02\/17\/the-loading-of-two-nh90-military-helicopters-onto-two-spanish-a400m-atlas-aircraft\/\">the embarkation of two NH90 Lobo helicopters of the Spanish Air Force onto two A400M Atlas<\/a>.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><rel><a href=\"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2026\/02\/17\/the-loading-of-two-nh90-military-helicopters-onto-two-spanish-a400m-atlas-aircraft\/\">The loading of two NH90 military helicopters onto two Spanish A400M Atlas aircraft<\/a><\/rel><br \/>\n<rel><a href=\"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2025\/12\/18\/spain-buys-100-military-helicopters-from-airbus-including-50-h145ms-for-the-famet\/\">Spain buys 100 military helicopters from Airbus, including 50 H145Ms for the FAMET<\/a><\/rel><\/p>\n<p><b>This complex process was aimed at transporting both helicopters, operated by Wing 48, to Gulfport, Mississippi, USA<\/b> for Exercise Southern Strike 2026, an air special operations training exercise organized by the Mississippi Air National Guard. <b>This is the first time that Spanish A400Ms have carried an NH90<\/b>, the largest and heaviest helicopter ever transported by these aircraft operated by Wing 31, based in Zaragoza. A new milestone for Spanish military aviation.<\/p>\n<p>This Friday, the US Armed Forces' multimedia portal DVIDShub.bet released <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvidshub.net\/video\/996762\/sentry-south-26-2-b-roll-1\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">a video<\/a> <strong>showing the arrival of the two A400Ms in Gulfport and the operations to unload the two Spanish helicopters:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Arrival of Two Spanish NH90s in the US Aboard Two A400M Atlas\" width=\"665\" height=\"374\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/50tQrWoeDBo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvidshub.net\/image\/9530773\/spanish-air-force-airmen-assemble-nh90-during-sentry-south-26-2\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">DVIDShub.net has also<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvidshub.net\/image\/9530772\/spanish-air-force-nh90-arrives-sentry-south-26-2\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">published four photos of the Spanish aircraft<\/a>, taken by Staff Sgt. Dylan McCrink of the Air National Guard.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55109489407_4d0eff9314_o.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55109489407_95911b6134_c.jpg\" style=\"width:100%; height:auto; border:0px;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>The arrival of one of the Spanish A400Ms, the T.23-10 (31-30), in Gulfport on February 17.<\/strong> For this flight, the aforementioned aircraft and the T.23-13 (31-33) were used.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55110755990_c562d2b4f8_o.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55110755990_a032b879e5_z.jpg\" style=\"width:100%; height:auto; border:0px;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>The two Spanish A400Ms are now parked on the apron of the Gulfport Combat Readiness Training Center (CRTC)<\/strong>, the epicenter of this exercise. Both aircraft have their loading ramps open. We see the T.23-10 (31-30) in the foreground and the T.23-13 (31-33) behind it.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55109489457_cd786782a4_o.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55109489457_23748b67fd_z.jpg\" style=\"width:100%; height:auto; border:0px;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>One of the Spanish NH90 Lobo helicopters in a hangar at Gulfport CRTC next to a large American flag.<\/strong> It still has its main rotor removed and is missing two of the tail rotor blades, its configuration for loading onto an A400M.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55110371201_ea6ee80fe9_o.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55110371201_df6b039a84_z.jpg\" style=\"width:100%; height:auto; border:0px;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Spanish personnel from Wing 48 alongside an NH90 Lobo, HD.29-17 (803-17), in a hangar at Gulfport CRTC<\/strong> working on the aircraft to make it operational for this exercise. Below you can see <strong>some screenshots from the video showing the arrival of the two Spanish A400Ms and the unloading and transfer of the two NH90 Lobos<\/strong> at Gulfport CRTC.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55110635189_e52986b40b_o.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55110635189_cbf02dc890_z.jpg\" style=\"width:100%; height:auto; border:0px;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The T.23-13 (31-33) just landed at Gulfport CRTC.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55110755960_fbdd71b427_o.jpg rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55110755960_71f1c1eec7_z.jpg\" style=\"width:100%; height:auto; border:0px;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The T.23-10 (31-30) taxiing on the Gulfport CRTC platform.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55110371241_628d3ea4af_o.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55110371241_abe82ff0da_z.jpg\" style=\"width:100%; height:auto; border:0px;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Engine number 4 of the T.23-13 (31-33). In the background we see the T.23-10 (31-30) with its loading ramp already open.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55109489427_14dd9ac3bd_o.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55109489427_3542667eca_z.jpg\" style=\"width:100%; height:auto; border:0px;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Spanish personnel manually unloading one of the NH90s from an A400M.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55110756010_b9736ff1d2_o.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55110756010_0b5bcf820b_z.jpg\" style=\"width:100%; height:auto; border:0px;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A Gulfport CRTC tow tractor hooking up one of the Spanish NH90s.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55110371171_2555ef13c2_o.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55110371171_584396e902_z.jpg\" style=\"width:100%; height:auto; border:0px;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The tow tractor pulling the Spanish NH90. Behind it we see the A400M T.23-10 (31-30) and behind it a C-130J-30 Super Hercules of the 143rd Airlift Wing of the Rhode Island Air National Guard.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last Tuesday we saw here the embarkation of two NH90 Lobo helicopters of the Spanish Air Force onto two A400M Atlas.<\/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":[19534,11546],"tags":[26308,3929,8244,5923,3928,26306,26307,20697,8245,26309,26271,11875],"class_list":["post-63603","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-defense-portada-eng","category-military-aviation","tag-143rd-airlift-wing","tag-803-escuadron-de-fuerzas-aereas","tag-airbus-a400m-atlas","tag-ala-31","tag-ala-48","tag-gulfport","tag-gulfport-combat-readiness-training-center","tag-mississippi","tag-nhindustries-nh90","tag-rhode-island-air-national-guard","tag-southern-strike-2026","tag-spanish-air-force"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63603","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"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=63603"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63603\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=63603"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=63603"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=63603"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}