The AW249 should spend one month in Spain before returning to Italy. As already explained, the new attack helicopter will replace the AW129 Mangusta, which has been in service with the Italian ...

A pre-production model of the new Leonardo AW249 next-generation attack helicopter took part in the Italian Army's operational exercise "Stella Alpina 2024" at Lake Fedaia, near Trento in the ...

Leonardo’s AW249 attack helicopter will use GE’s CT7 engine Airbus hopes to sign Tiger Mk. 3 agreement before year-end Turkish heavy attack helicopter could be powered by a Ukrainian engine ...

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’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 ...

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 ...

Leonardo Helicopters has performed initial flight tests of its AW249 attack helicopter under development for the Italian Army. A first flight that took place from the company’s Vergiate facility ...

Leonardo Helicopters is looking for additional partners on its new attack rotorcraft programme, which has now been designated the AW249. In January 2017 Italy awarded the company a €487 million ...

Other possible contenders for the competition include Boeing with the AH-64E Apache as well as Italy’s Leonardo with its AW249 attack helicopter currently in development. Japan already uses the ...

Programs dedicated to the development of attack helicopters began in the 1960s. The first notable deployment of the aircraft by the United States was in 1967 with the introduction of the Bell AH-1 ...