PZL-Świdnik exhibits advanced technology at EUROPOLTECH 2013
Source: AgustaWestland, 19-Apr-13
PZL-Świdnik SA, an AgustaWestland company, is pleased to announce its participation at EUROPOLTECH 2013 (17-19th April, Warsaw, EXPO XXI Warsaw International Expocentre). At the exhibition, the company will be displaying advanced rotorcraft technologies ideally suited for performing law enforcement missions, especially the SW-4 Solo RUAS/OPH rotorcraft unmanned aerial system and the latest generation helicopters, the [...]
Ministry of Economy delegation visits PZL-Świdnik
Source: AgustaWestland, 05-Apr-13
PZL-Świdnik, an AgustaWestland company, hosted a visit from a delegation of the Ministry of Economy today including, among others, the Undersecretary of State, Ms. Grażyna Henclewska. The aim of the visit was to provide the guests with a comprehensive overview of the company, which has been a part of AgustaWestland, one of the key global [...]
AgustaWestland AW149 / AW189 flight testing in Arizona
Source: City of Prescott, 28-Mar-13
Italian firm AgustaWestland has returned to Prescott to continue helicopter flight testing operations at the Prescott Municipal Airport. The flight tests will be conducted primarily on the airport’s northern runway (Runway 3L-21R) for several hours per day as well as conducting off-airport flight operations within a 25 nautical mile radius of Prescott, at altitudes above [...]
AgustaWestland displays AW149 at MSPO 2012
Source: AgustaWestland, 04-Sep-12
PZL-Åšwidnik SA, an AgustaWestland company, is exhibiting the AW149 military twin engine helicopter at MSPO 2012 (Kielce, Poland – 3/6 September) with the aircraft making its first public appearance during this exhibition, following the demonstration tour performed in Poland in April this year. The AW149 is the only new generation multirole military helicopter in its [...]
Polish Army plans purchase of 26 helicopters
Source: Warsaw Business Journal, 03-Sep-12
The Polish army is planning to strengthen its aviation capabilities by purchasing 26 helicopters for the price of zł.3 billion (approx $900M). The tender for the new helicopters will be held this autumn. (see full article)
PZL-Åšwidnik takes AW149 on demo tour of Poland
Source: PZL-Åšwidnik, 25-Apr-12
PZL-Åšwidnik SA, an AgustaWestland company, is pleased to announce that the all new AW149 military helicopter, has successfully performed an initial demonstration tour across Poland to show its unique and outstanding capabilities and qualities as the best Polish solution to meet the future national Armed Forces’ multipurpose requirements. The sole new-generation multirole helicopter in its [...]
AW149 shows its capabilities at PZL-Åšwidnik Plant
Source: PZL-Åšwidnik, 25-Apr-12
PZL-Świdnik SA, an AgustaWestland company, is pleased to announce it has performed an official presentation of AW149 military helicopter at its plant within the framework of the demonstration tour which has recently also seen the aircraft visiting and exhibiting in Dęblin and Warsaw. Representatives of local authorities, business and scientific communities of Lubelszczyzna, parliament members, [...]
Microturbo e-APU60 ready for flight tests in AW149 and AW189
Source: Microturbo, 12-Oct-11
At the NBAA Convention, Microturbo (Safran group) announced that the e-APU60, a new-concept auxiliary power unit specifically designed to meet the demands of new-generation more electric aircraft, was delivered this summer to its first client, AgustaWestland, for installation on their new generation AW149 and AW189 helicopters. The first e-APU60, configured for flight testing, was installed according to [...]
AW149 makes public premiere at Paris Air Show
Source: AgustaWestland, 22-Jun-11
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce that the AW149 military medium twin helicopter is making its first ever public appearance at the Paris Air Show this week. Previously shown in mock-up form at the 2009 Paris Air Show, two years later the second AW149 prototype “P2” is on show having performed its maiden [...]
Microturbo’s e-APU60 will be installed on the AW149
Source: Microturbo, 21-Jun-11
Agusta Westland, a Finmeccanica company, has selected the e-APU60 of Microturbo (Safran group), a new concept of auxiliary power unit specially designed to meet the requirements of new-generation aircraft which will need more electrical power, to be installed on the AW149, new-generation medium class multi-role helicopter. The key features of the e-APU60 that have contributed [...]
AgustaWestland issues statement after losing Turkish tender
Source: AgustaWestland, 25-Apr-11
AgustaWestland is disappointed by the Turkish decision to select the US Sikorsky company for the Turkish Utility Helicopter Programme (TUHP). The TUHP was conceived from the very beginning as a Black Hawk acquisition project as it was the only suitable model available in the category. AgustaWestland, however, offered Turkey a product partnership to co-develop a [...]
Turkey selects Black Hawk over AW149
Source: Sikorsky, 23-Apr-11
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. announced that the Defense Industry Executive Committee (DIEC) has selected Sikorsky for a contract involving 109 derivative BLACK HAWK helicopters for multi-mission use by the Turkish Government. Sikorsky Aircraft is a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX). Sikorsky will finalize contract details with the Undersecretariat for Defense Industry (known in Turkey as SSM) [...]
Turkey’s helicopter decision delayed, again
Source: Hürriyet Daily News, 13-Apr-11
Turkey’s top procurement body has once again delayed a much-expected, multibillion-dollar decision planned for Tuesday to select between Sikorsky and AgustaWestland to lead the production of Turkey’s next generation of military utility helicopters.
Curtiss-Wright signs design and manufacturing agreement with AgustaWestland
Source: Curtiss-Wright, 15-Oct-10
Curtiss-Wright Corporation have announced that it has signed a follow-on, long-term Design and Manufacturing Agreement with AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, to provide data recording and replay equipment, ice detection equipment and air data computers for use in GrandNew, AW139 and AW149 aircraft. Curtiss-Wright has been a supplier to AgustaWestland for the past 10 years. “Curtiss-Wright [...]
AgustaWestland’s 24×7 Fleet Operations Centre now fully operational
Source: AgustaWestland, 19-Jul-10
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce its new Fleet Operations Centre is now fully operational. The centre forms an important part of AgustaWestland’s ongoing investment to deliver ever improving levels of support to its customers around the world. The new centre is collocated with the AgustaWestland Logistics Centre at the Avioport Logistic Park, [...]
New AgustaWestland AW149 Performs Its First Flight in Italy
Source: AgustaWestland, 16-Nov-09
AgustaWestland is pleased to announce that the first prototype of the AW149 multi-role military medium twin helicopter successfully completed its maiden flight on November 13th at AgustaWestland’s Vergiate plant. The aircraft was flown by AgustaWestland Chief Test Pilot Giuseppe Lo Coco
AW149 to fly in 2010
Source: Rotorhub, 10-Sep-09
Development of the new eight-tonne battlefield support helicopter has been ongoing for the past five years and a full-scale mock up of the aircraft has is on display at the DSEi exhibition in London’s Docklands.
UK Lynx Mk9’s receive enhanced protection package from Vector Aerospace
Source: Vector Aerospace, 03-Jun-09
AgustaWestland Unveils TUHP-149 Helicopter To Meet The Turkish Utility Helicopter Programme
Source: AgustaWestland, 27-Apr-09
AgustaWestland unveiled a full scale mock-up of the TUHP 149 helicopter at IDEF 2009 in Istanbul today. The TUHP 149 is the AgustaWestland candidate for the Turkish Utility Helicopter Programme (TUHP). It is a new generation 8.1 ton medium lift multi-role helicopter designed to meet the military requirements of Turkish end users.
AW149 ‘to fly in months’ says AgustaWestland’s Orsi
Source: Rotorhub, 22-Feb-09
In a brief statement about future rotorcraft developments at the company during a press conference at Heli-Expo in Anaheim, California, CEO Giuseppe Orsi said the aircraft would fly in the coming months of 2009.
