Austria Selects AW169 as Alouette Replacement

AW169
A Leonardo AW169.
Credit: Leonardo
Austria has selected the military version of Leonardo’s AW169 twin-engine intermediate light helicopter to replace its fleet of 1960s-era Aerospatiale Alouette IIIs. Vienna plans to buy 18 AW169Ms and has set aside around €300 million ($355 million), defense minister Klaudia Tanner confirmed on Sept...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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