Spain’s NH90 Program: Centralized Sustainment, Industry Partnership, and Future Plans

Colonel Juan Manuel Sanchez Coello, head of Spain’s NH90 Common Sustainment Office, discusses how Spain is streamlining helicopter support across its Army, Navy, and Air Force through a unified sustainment program. In this Global Defence Helicopter interview, he explains how centralizing logistics reduces costs, the critical role Airbus plays in maintenance, supply chain challenges from the Ukraine conflict, and innovations such as additive manufacturing. Colonel Coello also outlines Spain’s future fleet expansion, NH90 platform upgrades, and collaboration with NATO partners to ensure operational readiness well into 2040 and beyond.