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 ...

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 ...

Leonardo’s new AW249 attack helicopter has made its international debut at Eurosatory 2024, with the Italian defence manufacturer noting it would provide unprecedented capabilities to the Italian Army ...

Leonardo has announced it intends to issue a call for tender for TACtical Air Navigation (TACAN) transceivers to be installed onboard the AW249 helicopters. The deadline for the tender is on 25 ...

A month after the first flight, the testing is progressing to expand the AW249’s flight envelope. A month after its first flight, the new Leonardo AW249 NEES (Nuovo Elicottero da Esplorazione e Scorta ...

The AW249 flew low through a valley in its natural habitat during a recent demonstration by the Italian Army, which expects the aircraft to play a key role in its future battlefield doctrine of ...

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 Helicopters is to pitch its AW249 attack helicopter – currently being developed for the Italian army – to Poland for its nascent Kruk procurement programme. The manufacturer has detailed 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 ...

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 ...

September 20, 2022: Italian aircraft firm Leonardo has developed the AW249 as a replacement for the earlier Italian A129 helicopter gunship. While the A129 was similar to the first helicopter gunship, ...