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 ...

The helicopter will replace the AH-129D Mangusta in service with the Italian Army. The first prototype of the Leonardo AW249 next-generation attack helicopter flew for the first time on August 12, ...

Leonardo Helicopters has begun racking up test flights of the AW249 – the new attack helicopter it is developing for the Italian army. Leonardo Helicopters has begun racking up test flights of the ...

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 has finally flown the second prototype of the AW249 Fenice attack helicopter it is developing for the Italian army. Taking place from the airframer’s Vergiate plant in northern ...

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 debuts the AW249 attack helicopter at Eurosatory 2024. Pictured is one of the four prototypes built by the company to test the platform's systems. (Janes/Olivia Savage) Leonardo debuts its ...

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 near ...

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 ...

Leonardo is pitching its AW249 attack helicopter as a sandbox design that customer nations can build and tweak with their local industries. (Leonardo photo) ROME — Italy’s Leonardo is seeking ...