Italian Defense Ministry Approves Attack Helo Program

AW149
Credit: Leonardo Helicopters
LONDON—The Italian ministry of defense has given the green light for the development of a new attack helicopter based on the Leonardo Helicopters AW149. Documents seen by Aviation Week say that approvals for the so-called Future Exploration and Escort Helicopter (Futuro da’Elicottero Esplorazione e...
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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