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first helicopter Leonardo AW169M LUH for Austria armed forces

Austrian MoD takes delivery of its first italian helicopter AW169M LUH produced by Leonardo and doubles the orders

21 December 2022

The first of 18 italian helicopters Leonardo AW169M LUH was delivered in line with contractual obligations. The Austrian MoD’s AW169M...

first Leonardo helicopter TH-73A for US Navy

Leonardo officially delivered the first TH-73A training helicopter to the U.S. Navy

11 June 2021

At a ceremony on its Philadelphia campus and under the backdrop of the Stars and Stripes, Leonardo officially delivered the...

CH-47F Chinook 1st Italian Army Aviation Reggimento Antares

Flying with the CH-47F Chinook helicopters of the 1st “Antares” Regiment of the Italian Army Aviation

7 May 2021

Since 12 June 1993 Italian Army has an own aviation corp called AVES (AViazione dell’ESercito). The fleet is rappresented by...

France add eight Airbus H225M Caracal helicopters and a second VSR700 drone prototype

19 April 2021

The French Minister of Armed Forces, Florence Parly, has announced that the Armament General Directorate (DGA) has signed an order...

Lynx helicopter marks 50 years since maiden flight

27 March 2021

Fifty years ago on 21st March 1971, a bright yellow Westland Lynx prototype (XW835) took off from Yeovil. The now-iconic aircraft...

Helicopters from 1st Combat Aviation Brigade arrives in Dunkirk, France, for operation Atlantic Resolve

8 March 2021

Helicopters and equipment from the 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, began offloading March 6, 2021, at the Port...

Apache units swap in Iraq: 1-82nd Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, Task Force Wolfpack, took control of their role in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve

8 March 2021

The 1-82nd Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, operating as Task Force Wolfpack, formally took control of their role in support of Combined...

Six new Bell 505 helicopters for Jamaica Defence Force

10 February 2021

Bell Textron Inc. announced a signed purchase agreement for six Bell 505 helicopters to the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF). The...

Exercise Wessex Storm 2020 tests UK, US and French airborne troops

6 December 2020

British, French and American paratroopers have given a powerful demonstration of how they can go side-by-side into battle by air....

Celebrating 40 years of Chinook in Royal Air Force service

23 November 2020

On 22 November 1980, the first Chinook was delivered to the Royal Air Force (RAF). 40 years later, this iconic...

First NH-90 helicopter for SAR missions delivered to Spanish Air Force

14 October 2020

NHIndustries and its Partner Companies (Airbus Helicopters, Leonardo and Fokker) have delivered the first NH90 to the Spanish Air Force...

The French Ministry of Defense starts development of the “special forces” version of the NH-90 helicopter

13 October 2020

NHIndustries and its Partner Companies (Airbus Helicopters, Leonardo and Fokker), have signed with the NATO Helicopter Management Agency (NAHEMA) a...

Two Airbus H135 helicopters delivered to support space exploration at NASA

3 October 2020

Airbus continues to expand its portfolio of products supporting the future of space exploration with the delivery of two new...

US Army Chinook takes flight with GE Aviation T408 engine

25 September 2020

The U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Aviation & Missile Center achieved its first flight of a Chinook with GE...

Italian Army Aviation helicopters NH-90 and AW-129

Airmobile operations with Italian Army 7th Aviation Regiment “Vega” UH-90 and AH-129 Mangusta helicopters

24 September 2020

The Italian Army 7th Aviation Regiment “Vega” is one of the two helicopters units of the Italian Army Airmobile Brigade...

Airbus to introduce the newest series of Lakota helicopter UH-72B to the US Army and National Guard

8 September 2020

Airbus Helicopters will introduce the newest series of its Lakota helicopter to the U.S. Army’s fleet, the company announced today...

Airbus delivers first of 16 advanced law enforcement H125 helicopters to U.S. Customs and Border Protection

20 August 2020

Airbus Helicopters, Inc. (AHI) has delivered the first of 16 new H125 helicopters uniquely configured for U.S. Customs and Border...

Leonardo delivers its first AW169 basic training helicopter to the Italian Army Aviation

10 July 2020

Leonardo announced today the delivery of the first of two AW169 basic training twin engine helicopters to the Italian Army...

Boeing delivers 2500th AH-64 Apache attack helicopter

1 July 2020

Boeing recently delivered its 2,500th AH-64 Apache helicopter, an E-model Apache for the U.S. Army, from the company’s production line...

HH-60W Jolly Green II completed a month-long trial of extremes

9 April 2020

An HH-60W Jolly Green II, the US Air Force’s new combat search and rescue helicopter, completed a month-long trial of extremes...

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