{"id":8666510,"date":"2026-08-02T10:02:48","date_gmt":"2026-08-02T08:02:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/?p=8666510"},"modified":"2026-08-02T10:03:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-02T08:03:10","slug":"france-first-nh90-caiman-standard-2-special-forces-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/fr\/france-first-nh90-caiman-standard-2-special-forces-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"La France se dote de son premier ca\u00efman des forces sp\u00e9ciales"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.et_pb_title_container h1.entry-title { padding-top: 40px !important; }<\/style>\r\n<p>France&rsquo;s special forces are about to get a very different kind of helicopter. On Jul. 30, 2026, Airbus Helicopters announced the delivery of the first NH90 Ca\u00efman Standard 2 &mdash; a purpose-built special-operations version of France&rsquo;s standard battlefield transport, bristling with sensors and designed to slip commandos into the hardest places on Earth, by night, in any weather.<\/p>\r\n<p>The French procurement agency DGA, which formally took the aircraft on behalf of the Arm\u00e9e de Terre, said the delivery &ldquo;heralds a new era&rdquo; for the country&rsquo;s special operations forces. It is the first of 18 on order for the elite 4th Special Forces Helicopter Regiment at Pau.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"background:#f5f5f5;padding:20px 24px;margin:24px 0;border-radius:8px\">\r\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 10px;font-weight:700;font-size:18px;color:#333\">Informations cl\u00e9s<\/p>\r\n<ul style=\"margin:0;padding-left:18px;line-height:1.8\">\r\n<li><strong>A\u00e9ronef:<\/strong> NH90 Ca\u00efman Standard 2 (NH90 FS &ndash; Forces Sp\u00e9ciales)<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>Livr\u00e9:<\/strong> announced by Airbus Helicopters on Jul. 30, 2026<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>Op\u00e9rateur:<\/strong> 4th Special Forces Helicopter Regiment, Pau (French Army Aviation \/ ALAT)<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>Commande:<\/strong> 18 for France, all by mid-2029; Spain ordered 31 similar in Dec 2025<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>Key sensor:<\/strong> Safran Euroflir 410 electro-optical turret with laser designator<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>Remplace :<\/strong> H225M Caracal and H215M Cougar<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>Base variant:<\/strong> NH90 TTH; built by NHIndustries at Marignane<\/li>\r\n<\/ul><\/div>\r\n\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">A Ca\u00efman with sharper senses<\/h2>\r\n<p>The Standard 2 &mdash; also called the NH90 FS, for <em>Forces Sp\u00e9ciales<\/em> &mdash; is a derivative of the NH90 TTH tactical transport that France already flies as the Ca\u00efman. What sets it apart is what has been bolted on and built in. The defining feature is a Safran Euroflir 410 electro-optical ball turret with infrared modes and a laser tracker and designator, giving crews the ability to find, track and mark targets in the dark.<\/p>\r\n<p>Around that sit a new digital map generator, room for a third crew member, and enlarged rear sliding windows sized to take self-protection machine guns. The airframe is wired for the future too, with provisions for the Eurofl&rsquo;eye distributed-aperture system &mdash; multispectral cameras giving all-round vision &mdash; while a Thales TopOwl helmet display feeds sensor imagery straight onto the pilot&rsquo;s visor.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"max-width:550px;margin:0 auto 28px\"><iframe class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?id=2082802786857529827&theme=light\" style=\"width:100%;height:400px;border:none;border-radius:12px;overflow:hidden\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\r\n\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">Easier to fly, harder to surprise<\/h2>\r\n<p>Underneath the mission kit, the Standard 2 gains an all-new digital fly-by-wire flight-control system for smoother handling, single-pilot capability, an anti-icing system and an automated fault-and-maintenance diagnostic suite. The production aircraft wears the French Army&rsquo;s green-grey-brown camouflage; the prototype used during earlier trials flew in an all-black scheme that delighted the country&rsquo;s aviation spotters.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin:0 0 24px;width:100%\"><img data-opt-id=631378414  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:0e0_.b970\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/08\/nh90-caiman-alat-paris-air-show.jpg\" alt=\"French Army NH90 Caiman helicopter in flight\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;max-width:100%;display:block;border-radius:6px\"><figcaption style=\"font-size:13px;color:#777;text-align:center;margin-top:6px;font-style:italic\">A French Army NH90 Ca\u00efman of the ALAT. The new Standard 2 special-forces version is built on this proven airframe. Photo: Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\n<p>Airbus Helicopters chief executive Matthieu Louvot framed the delivery as a milestone not just for France but for the wider NH90 programme.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"background:#f8f9fa;border-left:4px solid #1565c0;padding:20px 22px;margin:18px 0 24px;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0;font-size:16px;line-height:1.7;display:flex;gap:20px;align-items:flex-start\"><div><em>&ldquo;More than ever, special forces operators will be able to execute their difficult missions in the toughest environments. This new standard of the NH90 is on its way to becoming the benchmark for special forces across the world.&rdquo;<\/em><div style=\"margin-top:10px;font-size:14px;color:#555\"><strong>Matthieu Louvot<\/strong> &mdash; CEO, Airbus Helicopters<\/div><\/div><\/div>\r\n\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">A European programme, not just a French one<\/h2>\r\n<p>The 18 French machines will be delivered by mid-2029, replacing the ageing H225M Caracal and H215M Cougar in the special-operations role. France is not alone: in December 2025 Spain joined the effort, ordering 31 helicopters in a similar standard, a sign the design may become a continental benchmark.<\/p>\r\n<p>The NH90 itself is a pan-European product, built by NHIndustries &mdash; a joint venture of Airbus Helicopters, Leonardo and GKN Fokker &mdash; and assembled at Marignane. France already flies 64 NH90 TTH Standard 1s with the Army and 27 naval NH90 NFHs with the Marine Nationale. The Standard 2 is the sharpest branch yet on that family tree, and a second, more demanding round of operational trials is now under way to wring out its new systems before it goes to war.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"font-style:italic;color:#777;font-size:14px;margin-top:24px\">Sources: Airbus Helicopters; DGA \/ Minist\u00e8re des Arm\u00e9es; Aviation Week; Army Recognition; The Aviationist; Militarnyi.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"background:#f0f4ff;border-left:4px solid #5C91FF;padding:16px 20px;margin:32px 0 8px;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0\">\r\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 8px;font-weight:600;color:#333\">Articles similaires<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"margin:4px 0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/fr\/france-ukraine-16-rafale-accord-2026\/\">La France engage 16 Rafale en Ukraine<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"margin:4px 0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/fr\/force-de-frappe-french-airborne-nuclear-deterrent-rafale-asmpa\/\">Comment fonctionne r\u00e9ellement la Force de Frappe<\/a><\/p>\r\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>France&rsquo;s special forces are about to get a very different kind of helicopter. On Jul. 30, 2026, Airbus Helicopters announced the delivery of the first NH90 Ca\u00efman Standard 2 &mdash; a purpose-built special-operations version of France&rsquo;s standard battlefield transport, bristling with sensors and designed to slip commandos into the hardest places on Earth, by night, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":8666514,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"editor_notices":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[664,670],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8666510","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-military-aviation","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>France&#039;s First NH90 Ca\u00efman Standard 2 Special-Ops Heli<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Airbus has delivered France&#039;s first NH90 Ca\u00efman Standard 2, a sensor-packed special-forces helicopter for the Army&#039;s elite Pau regiment. 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