Exercise “Stella Alpina 2024” saw specialized components of the Italian Army training with new systems and technologies, including a pre-production model of the new AW249 attack helicopter and ...

Leonardo Helicopters has begun racking up test flights of the AW249 – the new attack helicopter it is developing for the Italian army. A first flight took place at the airframer’s Vergiate facility on ...

A model of the AW249 attack helicopter was displayed for the first time at DIMDEX 2024 in Doha. (Janes/Ajay Shankar Pandey) Leonardo showcased its AW249 attack helicopter with a scale model displayed ...

ROME — Italy’s Leonardo is seeking industrial partners around the world to get on board its new AW249 attack helicopter as it flies two prototypes, readies two more and brings the platform to the ...

Leonardo Helicopters is gearing up for a first flight of the AW249 attack helicopter it is developing for the Italian army, with the initial prototype substantially complete. Stefano Villanti, senior ...

PARIS—The Italian Army has declared the new AW249 Fenice attack helicopter a pillar of its transformation, following its public debut at the Eurosatory defense show here. Speaking in front of the ...

New two-seat Leonardo AW249 attack helicopter—a successor to the AW129 Mangusta—made its first flight on August 12 in Vergiate, Italy. New two-seat Leonardo AW249 attack helicopter—a successor to the ...

Leonardo’s AW249 development is reusing the dynamic systems of its AW149 utility helicopter as the basis of the platform. Service entry is planned for around 2025. Credit: Leonardo By the middle of ...