Well, the German Seakings operate mostly as SAR birds. They don’t fit in any frigate hangar. But they can land on our frigates.
This means if we decide to go for Merlins as replacement, we would have to strengthen the landing decks of our frigates.
However, the larger cabin and the safety of an additional engine as well as the better range would be well worth it.
Similar things apply to CSAR birds for the Luftwaffe. The NH 90 is not seen as a good choice anyway for that requirenment, and rumors say we could opt for Super Pumas/Cougars instead.
I would rather buy Merlins.
Now to the British side. For the Seaking replacement same as for Germany. I think the Merlin is the best replacement.
Leaves the troop transport/medium utility helicopter. Here you could either go with a small production batch of (yet to launch) AW 149 or with the defacto standard medium weight helicopter in Europe, with all the logsitic advantages. As bonus the NH 90 offers bit better performance and a ramp.
In the end we would see more NH90 and EH 101 beeing produced, strenthening their position in the market.
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