Leonardo AW149

Safran is pondering boosting missile motor production as demand grows for the missiles they power, such as Kongsberg's Naval Strike Missile.

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 type.

Malaysia looks set to become the latest customer for Leonardo’s AW149 utility helicopter.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

Poland’s PZL-Swidnik has completed the first flight of a locally-assembled Leonardo AW149 battlefield utility helicopter for the Polish Army.

The AW149’s Polish contract provides a much-needed foothold in the medium-lift military helicopter market, where it faces stiff competition against more established platforms.

The UK Defense Ministry has insisted there are no plans to change the New Medium Helicopter program to find a replacement for Royal Air Force Airbus Pumas.

The Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) has shortlisted the Leonardo AW149 as the preferred replacement for its fleet of aging Sikorsky S-61 Nuri helicopters.

The flagship UK helicopter modernization program has suffered delays and shrunk in size before a contract has even been signed.

Leonardo Helicopters’ Polish affiliate, PZL-Swidnik, has opened a production line on which AW149 battlefield support rotorcraft will be built for Poland.

North Macedonia’s government has signed a contract with Italy’s Leonardo to purchase a fleet of new transport helicopters for the country’s military.

The UK defense ministry has opened negotiations to find a new fleet of medium helicopters for the country’s armed services.

North Macedonia’s defense ministry has selected Leonardo’s AW169 and AW149 to meet national requirements for a new fleet of multirole helicopters.

The order is second time lucky for the AW149 in Poland, as Leonardo was previously beat out by Airbus’ H225M—although that order was cancelled in 2016.

Lockheed Martin suggests Black Hawk assembly in Gosport, England, to meet UK’s New Medium Helicopter need.

The U.S. State Department has given the green light for the largest potential export contract for Boeing’s AH-64 Apache attack helicopter, for Poland.

Poland’s helicopter procurement plans dwarf those of other European countries.

Poland has launched negotiations to order 22 Leonardo AW101 battlefield helicopters.

Poland has begun flight testing its first Korea Aerospace Industries FA-50 fighter in-country.

The number of Black Hawks to be purchased has not yet been disclosed.

Poland's Armaments Agency signed contracts for the delivery of 800 Lockheed Martin AGM-114R2 Hellfire missiles, to equip the country's new AW149 helicopters.

Poland is to invest in airborne early warning (AEW) aircraft from Sweden, Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Błaszczak has revealed.

Leonardo Helicopters Managing Director Gian Piero Cutillo talks digitalization, supply chains and his vision for the company’s UK operation.

Leonardo has established team of UK suppliers to support AW149 medium rotorcraft bid for UK New Medium Helicopter requirement.