Norway is set to take legal action against NHIndustries (NHI) following a failed mediation over the troubled NH90 helicopter program. A troubled program from the startIn 2001, Norway ordered 14 NH90 helicopters through the NATO Helicopter Management Agency (NAHEMA) at a cost of around five billion Norwegian kroner (approximately €500 million at the time). In a 2018 report, the Norwegian Chief of Defense already identified that Norwegian NH-90 helicopters could only provide the flight hours agreed upon in their operational contract if “good spare parts availability, enough maintenance frames, and large enough maintenance organization” were secured. Withdrawal and replacementIn 2022, the Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency took the unprecedented step of grounding and returning its NH90 fleet, demanding reimbursement. According to the magazine Teknisk Ukeblad, Oslo is demanding 33 billion Norwegian kroner (€2.8 billion) from NHIndustries.