The US is now observing the European effort to develop a new medium-lift rotorcraft capability to replace the fleet of Merlin (pictured) and other helicopter types from the mid-2030s. (Janes/Patrick Allen)

The United States has been added to the list of observer nations of NATO's Next-Generation Rotorcraft Capability (NGRC) effort to develop a new vertical-lift platform.

Announced by the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) at the Berlin Security Conference (BSC) 2021, the move sees the US join two other European NATO countries as observers on the programme that is geared at replacing a range of NATO and global medium-lift helicopters from the mid-2030s.

“France, Germany, Greece, and Italy, with the United Kingdom in the lead, are the participating nations. Spain, the Netherlands, and the United States are observer nations,” Stacy Cummings, general manager of the NSPA, noted at the BSC 2021, which opened on 24 November. “[The NSPA is] looking for solutions for a multinational fleet construct that meets the nations' needs and that enhances operability.”

First reported by Janes

The US is now observing the European effort to develop a new medium-lift rotorcraft capability to replace the fleet of Merlin (pictured) and other helicopter types from the mid-2030s. (Janes/Patrick Allen)

The United States has been added to the list of observer nations of NATO's Next-Generation Rotorcraft Capability (NGRC) effort to develop a new vertical-lift platform.

Announced by the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) at the Berlin Security Conference (BSC) 2021, the move sees the US join two other European NATO countries as observers on the programme that is geared at replacing a range of NATO and global medium-lift helicopters from the mid-2030s.

“France, Germany, Greece, and Italy, with the United Kingdom in the lead, are the participating nations. Spain, the Netherlands, and the United States are observer nations,” Stacy Cummings, general manager of the NSPA, noted at the BSC 2021, which opened on 24 November. “[The NSPA is] looking for solutions for a multinational fleet construct that meets the nations' needs and that enhances operability.”

First reported by Janes

The US is now observing the European effort to develop a new medium-lift rotorcraft capability to replace the fleet of Merlin (pictured) and other helicopter types from the mid-2030s. (Janes/Patrick Allen)

The United States has been added to the list of observer nations of NATO's Next-Generation Rotorcraft Capability (NGRC) effort to develop a new vertical-lift platform.

Announced by the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) at the Berlin Security Conference (BSC) 2021, the move sees the US join two other European NATO countries as observers on the programme that is geared at replacing a range of NATO and global medium-lift helicopters from the mid-2030s.

“France, Germany, Greece, and Italy, with the United Kingdom in the lead, are the participating nations. Spain, the Netherlands, and the United States are observer nations,” Stacy Cummings, general manager of the NSPA, noted at the BSC 2021, which opened on 24 November. “[The NSPA is] looking for solutions for a multinational fleet construct that meets the nations' needs and that enhances operability.”

First reported by Janes

The US is now observing the European effort to develop a new medium-lift rotorcraft capability to replace the fleet of Merlin (pictured) and other helicopter types from the mid-2030s. (Janes/Patrick Allen)

The United States has been added to the list of observer nations of NATO's Next-Generation Rotorcraft Capability (NGRC) effort to develop a new vertical-lift platform.

Announced by the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) at the Berlin Security Conference (BSC) 2021, the move sees the US join two other European NATO countries as observers on the programme that is geared at replacing a range of NATO and global medium-lift helicopters from the mid-2030s.

“France, Germany, Greece, and Italy, with the United Kingdom in the lead, are the participating nations. Spain, the Netherlands, and the United States are observer nations,” Stacy Cummings, general manager of the NSPA, noted at the BSC 2021, which opened on 24 November. “[The NSPA is] looking for solutions for a multinational fleet construct that meets the nations' needs and that enhances operability.”

First reported by Janes

The US is now observing the European effort to develop a new medium-lift rotorcraft capability to replace the fleet of Merlin (pictured) and other helicopter types from the mid-2030s. (Janes/Patrick Allen)

The United States has been added to the list of observer nations of NATO's Next-Generation Rotorcraft Capability (NGRC) effort to develop a new vertical-lift platform.

Announced by the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) at the Berlin Security Conference (BSC) 2021, the move sees the US join two other European NATO countries as observers on the programme that is geared at replacing a range of NATO and global medium-lift helicopters from the mid-2030s.

“France, Germany, Greece, and Italy, with the United Kingdom in the lead, are the participating nations. Spain, the Netherlands, and the United States are observer nations,” Stacy Cummings, general manager of the NSPA, noted at the BSC 2021, which opened on 24 November. “[The NSPA is] looking for solutions for a multinational fleet construct that meets the nations' needs and that enhances operability.”

First reported by Janes

The US is now observing the European effort to develop a new medium-lift rotorcraft capability to replace the fleet of Merlin (pictured) and other helicopter types from the mid-2030s. (Janes/Patrick Allen)

The United States has been added to the list of observer nations of NATO's Next-Generation Rotorcraft Capability (NGRC) effort to develop a new vertical-lift platform.

Announced by the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) at the Berlin Security Conference (BSC) 2021, the move sees the US join two other European NATO countries as observers on the programme that is geared at replacing a range of NATO and global medium-lift helicopters from the mid-2030s.

“France, Germany, Greece, and Italy, with the United Kingdom in the lead, are the participating nations. Spain, the Netherlands, and the United States are observer nations,” Stacy Cummings, general manager of the NSPA, noted at the BSC 2021, which opened on 24 November. “[The NSPA is] looking for solutions for a multinational fleet construct that meets the nations' needs and that enhances operability.”

First reported by Janes