Aviation Week Forecasts: Global AW149 Fleet To More Than Double In The Coming Years

The first Polish-built AW149 Promo Image

The first Polish-built AW149 took flight on April 14. Twenty-six more will be produced by PZL-Swidnik under the 2022 contract

Credit: Polish Armament Agency
On April 14, the first Polish-assembled AW149 utility helicopter took its first flight from the PZL assembly line in Swidnik. The aircraft is one of 27 AW149s to be assembled domestically under the terms of a 32-tail contract signed by Warsaw in 2022. The twenty-seven domestic examples will join...
Samuel Archer

Sam is the regional defense analyst for Europe and Eurasia.

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