German NH90

In late 2004, Germany's government signed a private finance initiative (PFI) contract with an industry consortium to provide comprehensive NH90 helicopter training services. The industry consortium includes CAE, Thales, Eurocopter, and Rheinmetall Defence Electronics, who each own 25 percent of an operating company called Helicopter Flight Training Services (HFTS) GmbH.

HFTS delivers NH90 training services to the German Armed Forces through 2022 as well as other customers on a contract basis. Training is offered through three training centres equipped with four NH90 full-mission simulators, located in Bueckeburg, Fassberg and Holzdorf.