The new AW249 NESS (“Fenice”) combat helicopter has deployed to Palma del Río for testing in hot weather. The first prototype of the new Leonardo AW249 NEES (Nuovo Elicottero da Esplorazione e Scorta ...

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 has announced its intention to issue a call for tender for TACAN transceivers for use on AW249 helicopters. Leonardo has announced it intends to issue a call for tender for TACtical Air ...

Italy's AW249 Fenice attack helicopter makes its public flying debut, showcasing next-gen combat tech for Europe's defense.

Leonardo and PGZ have teamed to collaborate on the AW249 helicopter to be offered for the Polish Army’s combat helicopter requirement. Under a newly signed Letter of Intent the companies will explore ...

According to Italian government's documents, a prototype and three pre-production AW249s are currently being tested, while the initial order has been now increased to 17 helicopters. The Italian Army ...

Italy has launched the parliamentary process to approve the acquisition of a new batch of AW249s, which will complete the fleet of 48 attack helicopters. Italian Parliament's documents show that Italy ...

Leonardo Helicopters now expects to have its full complement of four AW249 Fenice test aircraft flying by the early part of 2025, as development of the next-generation attack helicopter continues to ...

Leonardo Helicopters has finally flown the second prototype of the AW249 Fenice attack helicopter it is developing for the Italian army. Leonardo Helicopters has finally flown the second prototype of ...

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 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 ...

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 ...