Poland is to acquire the Leonardo Helicopters AW149 super-medium-twin as part of a wide-ranging package of defence investment. Speaking on 13 June, minister of national defence Mariusz Blaszczak said ...

A Leonardo AW149 helicopter is seen at the DSEI defense expo in London on Sept. 14, 2021. (Leon Neal/Getty Images) ROME — Poland plans to buy AW149 helicopters, the defense ministry said Monday, with ...

With three of 32 AW149 helicopters so far received, Poland has cleared the type for operations. (Armaments Agency) Poland has formally cleared for operational use the first of the Leonardo AW149 armed ...

PZL-Swidnik has delivered the first Polish-built AW149 battlefield utility helicopter to the Polish Armed Forces as part of an order for 32 of the aircraft type contracted in July 2022. The first 10 ...

Having previously failed in Poland, the AW149 has been selected for procurement by the country's Ministry of National Defence. (Janes/Patrick Allen) Poland is to procure Leonardo AW149, after having ...

Italy’s defense ministry in October gave the green light to development of a new attack helicopter based on Leonardo Helicopters’ AW149. To be funded by Italy’s economic development ministry, the ...

The AW149 is the selection made in the Perkoz program. Head of the Polish MoD, Mariusz Błaszczak, signed a procurement agreement on Jul. 1, 2022, at the PZL-Świdnik facility owned by Leonardo, ...

Leonardo Helicopters has begun setting up a production line at its Yeovil plant in the UK for the AW149 and could be in a position by year-end to begin building the super-medium-class platform at the ...

Poland has selected GE's CT7-2E1 engines for its fleet order of Leonardo AW149 helicopters. Poland has selected GE's CT7-2E1 engines for its fleet order of Leonardo AW149 helicopters. (Photo: GE ...

A Leonardo AW149 helicopter is displayed at the Farnborough Airshow in Farnborough on July 18, 2022. (Justin Tallis/AFP via Getty Images) LONDON — Executives at helicopter maker Leonardo pushed back ...