Leonardo Helicopters could transfer final assembly of the AgustaWestland AW149 to its Yeovil plant, if the UK selects the type – or a modified version of it – for any future medium-class rotorcraft ...

With the battle for the UK's New Medium Helicopter well underway, the question is, can it meet an in-service date of 2025 and what are the implications for UK plc? With the UK’s New Military ...

Imagine the scene: You have just been tasked for a CASEVAC mission. The objective is to extract seven troops and a casualty from the battlefield. You need to get to the extraction point quickly and ...

The Telegraph reports that Roberto Cingolani, CEO of Leonardo, has warned the UK Defence Secretary that further delays to contracts could threaten the ...

Leonardo is pitching the AW149 medium-lift helicopter as a potential replacement for the Royal Air Force’s (RAF’s) fleet of Westland-Aerospatiale SA 330E Puma HC2 rotorcraft, with production promised ...

Leonardo Helicopters has revealed the industrial team that will form part of its bid for the UK’s New Medium Helicopter (NMH) requirement, as the manufacturer attempts to boost domestic content on the ...

LONDON–Leonardo has confirmed it will offer its AW149 twin-engine multirole helicopter platform as a potential replacement for the UK’s Airbus Puma helicopters, after the government’s Integrated ...

LONDON—Safran Helicopter Engines is proposing final assembly and testing of Aneto 1K engines for Leonardo’s AW149 in the UK if the rotorcraft and the engine are selected for the UK defense ministry’s ...

And, speaking after confirmation in last week’s integrated review that it will be replacing its fleet of ageing PUMA elicopters, Nick Whitney, Managing Director, Leonardo Helicopters (UK), is ...

Seen at the DSEi exhibition in London in September 2021, the AW149 will be powered by either the General Electric (GE) CT7-2E1 or the Safran Aneto-1K engine as Leonardo looks to secure the UK New ...

A Leonardo AW149 helicopter is seen on day one of the DSEI (Defence and Security Equipment International) exhibition at ExCel on Sept. 14, 2021, in London. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images) LONDON – ...

The Polish Army has begun incorporating the new AW149 helicopters produced domestically, marking a significant step forward in strengthening the country’s aerospace industry. According to Defence24, ...