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# Belgium to decommission NH90 TTH helicopters from September over cost
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2025-07-10-belgium-nh90-tth-decommission/
- Published: 2025-07-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-19T16:00:54.000Z
- Description: Belgian defence minister Theo Francken said Belgium will decommission its four NH90 TTH helicopters from September, calling them a "bad purchase" too costly to maintain. Replacements, also European-built, arrive from 2026.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Defence and space, #news, #reported, #editor-read

Reported Editor-read [Breaking Defense, 10 July 2025](https://breakingdefense.com/2025/07/belgium-plans-largest-ammunition-order-announces-early-nh90-helicopter-retirement/?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** It does not establish a new contract value or shift Belgium toward non-European suppliers, since the replacement aircraft are also European-built.

**How this item counts.** This item is dated before the index starts on 1 January 2026, so it does not count in the [European Sovereignty Index](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/sovereignty-index/).

**How this item was made.** Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above; read and approved by the editor on 2026-10-19\. [How the record is made](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/method/#how-the-record-is-made)