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Aviation News June 2025

Maiden flight for Polish-built AW149

4th June 2025

On April 14, 2025, the maiden AW149 helicopter to be built in Poland performed a test flight as part of the helicopter's compliance procedure with the design configuration, the so-called Acceptance Test Procedure (ATP).

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Airbus and Lockheed Martin walk away from UK MOD New Medium Helicopter programme

23rd October 2024

In what is a major shake-up for the UK MOD’s New Medium Helicopter (NMH) programme, both Airbus and Lockheed Martin (LM) have decided to withdraw their respective bids from the competitive procurement process, leaving Leonardo as the sole bidder in the £1bn ($1.3bn) contest.

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Poland buys Hellfire missiles to arm future AW149, AH-64E fleets

7th June 2023

Poland’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence Mariusz Błaszczak announced on May 30 that the nation has signed a deal with the US government to buy AGM-114 Hellfire air-to-ground missiles to equip its future Leonardo Helicopters AW149 and Boeing AH-64E Apache Guardian helicopter fleets

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Polonia compra misiles Hellfire para armar las futuras flotas de AW149 y AH-64E

7th June 2023

El viceprimer ministro y ministro de Defensa Nacional de Polonia, Mariusz Błaszczak, anunció el 30 de mayo que el país ha firmado un acuerdo con el gobierno estadounidense para comprar misiles aire-tierra AGM-114 Hellfire para equipar sus futuras flotas de helicópteros Leonardo Helicopters AW149 y Boeing AH-64E Apache Guardian.

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Motor GE seleccionado para la flota polaca de AW149

24th October 2022

Tras el reciente anuncio de un contrato entre el Gobierno polaco y PZL-Świdnik, se ha revelado que el primero ha seleccionado el motor turboeje CT7-2E1 de GE Aerospace para impulsar su nueva flota de 32 helicópteros multimisión Leonardo AW149.

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GE engine selected to power Polish AW149 fleet

24th October 2022

Following a recent contract announcement between the Polish Government and PZL-Świdnik, it has been revealed that the former has selected GE Aerospace’s CT7-2E1 turboshaft engine to power its new 32-strong fleet of Leonardo AW149 multi-mission helicopters

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FIA 2022: Leonardo se prepara para fabricar los primeros AW149 en el Reino Unido

18th July 2022

Leonardo Helicopters anunció el 18 de julio que ha comenzado a establecer una nueva línea de producción del AW149 en sus instalaciones de Yeovil (Somerset), a medida que la carrera por el contrato del Nuevo Helicóptero Mediano (NMH) del Ministerio de Defensa del Reino Unido gana un ritmo considerable.

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FIA 2022: Leonardo prepares to manufacture first AW149s in the UK

18th July 2022

Leonardo Helicopters announced on July 18 that it has started to establish a new AW149 production line at its facility in Yeovil, Somerset, as the race for the UK MOD’s New Medium Helicopter contract gains considerable pace

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Polonia encarga 32 AW149 en una operación de 1.760 millones de euros

5th July 2022

El Ministerio de Defensa de Polonia ha encargado 32 helicópteros polivalentes AW149 para el ejército polaco. El 1 de julio se celebró una ceremonia formal en las instalaciones de PZL-Świdnik, filial de Leonardo, en Polonia, para firmar el contrato de 8.250 millones de zlotys (1.760 millones de euros), que incluye un paquete de logística, formación y simuladores.

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Poland orders 32 AW149s in €1.76bn deal

5th July 2022

Poland’s Ministry of Defence has ordered 32 AW149 multirole helicopters for operation by the Polish Army

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Rare indication of competition for UK Puma replacement

19th October 2021

A rare official indication the UK will open up a competition to replace its ageing Puma HC2 fleet has been made public in what will likely be a tightly contested effort between defence industry heavyweights

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Raro indicio de competencia para la sustitución de Puma en el Reino Unido

19th October 2021

Se ha hecho pública una rara indicación oficial de que el Reino Unido abrirá un concurso para sustituir su envejecida flota de Puma HC2, en lo que probablemente será un esfuerzo muy disputado entre los pesos pesados de la industria de defensa

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DSEI 2021: Leonardo lanza el Team AW149 UK para cumplir con los requisitos de NMH

14th September 2021

Leonardo anunció el lanzamiento del Team AW149 UK durante el primer día de la conferencia DSEI en el Centro ExCeL London en Newham, al este de Londres, el 14 de septiembre

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DSEI 2021: Leonardo launches 'Team AW149 UK' to support NMH bid

14th September 2021

Leonardo announced the launch of Team AW149 UK during the first day of the DSEI conference at the ExCeL London Centre in Newham, East London, on September 14

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Leonardo Helicopters talk up UK contribution to AW149

15th July 2021

Leonardo Helicopters has said it is a “misnomer” to consider the AW149 helicopter to be a purely Italian platform

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