The flight ban was lifted for NH90s, which could not achieve combat readiness due to high maintenance costs and frequent and long maintenance requirements.
The Royal Netherlands Air Force announced that the wreck of the NH90 helicopter, which was crashed on July 19, was found. Defence Minister Ank Bijleveld-Schouten stated that the preliminary investigation studies on the platform, which was crashed into the Carribean Sea during a routine flight, were completed, and that there was no reason for the continue flight operations of the platform and therefore the decision was taken to return the platforms to duty. Within the scope of the studies carried out by IVD (Inspectie Veiligheid Defensie / Defence Safety Inspectorate) and OVV (Onderzoeksraad voor Veiligheid / Netherlands Safety Board), it was stated that the incident was not due to a technical or mechanical failure.
After the incident, the Netherlands announced that it had decided to stop all NH90 utility helicopter flights until a second order on 20 July 2020.
211216-N-QI061-1222 NAVAL STATION MAYPORT, Fla. (December 16, 2021) An MQ-4C Triton Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS), assigned to Unmanned Patrol Squadron 19 (VUP-19), sits on the flight line at Naval Station Mayport, Florida, Dec. 16, 2021. VUP-19, the Navy’s first Triton squadron, will continue to maintain and operate the aircraft off the East Coast to further develop the concept of operations and refine tactics, techniques, and procedures. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nathan T. Beard/ Released)