AIRCRAFT PROGRAM
| Lift type | Rotary wing | ||
| Construction type | Factory-built | ||
| Control type | Piloted | ||
| Engine type | Turboshaft | ||
| Application | Business, Military Transport, Search & Rescue, Surveillance, Utility | ||
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Triple turboshaft medium utility helicopter. Includes Japanese KH101, and UK Merlin MK4 variants. (Previously known as AgustaWestland, now a subsidiary of Leonardo).
| Variant | Launch/First flight | Production end | |
| Leonardo AW101 | 1984 / 1987 | Production: 1 (2024). Multirole helicopter with cvil and military applications, formerly EH101. | |
| Leonardo CH-149 Cormorant | 1997 / 2000 | Canadian adaption of AW101. | |
| Kawasaki KH101 | 2003 / 2006 | Japanese variant, includes MCH-101 countermeasure variant, and CH-101 support variant. | |
| Leonardo US101 | 2005 / 2007 | 2009 | American version of AW101, made with Lockheed Martin and Bell Textron, also known as Lockheed Martin VH-71 Kestrel. |
| Leonardo Merlin Mk 4 | 2015 / 2016 | Variant made for UK RAF or RN. |
View full news archive for the Leonardo AW101.
| Kawasaki Aerospace | Licenced production of KH101 variant | |
| Leonardo Helicopters | News |
Other aircraft programs: Leonardo AW609, Boeing CH-47 Chinook, Leonardo AW149, Leonardo AW109, Leonardo AW119 Koala, Leonardo AW139, Airbus Helicopters H145, Kawasaki C-2, Kawasaki P-1, Leonardo AW159 Wildcat, Leonardo AW169, Leonardo AW09, Leonardo AW189, Leonardo AW249, Kawasaki K-RACER, Leonardo NextGen Civil TiltRotor (NGCTR)
| Materials | Composite Materials (6) Metals (2) |
| Production Equipment, Tools & Facilities | Handling Equipment (1) Process & Finishing Equipment (1) |
| Airframe & Structures | Airframe Assemblies (3) Cargo Systems (1) Landing Assemblies (5) Structural Components (2) Weapons Systems (3) |
| Propulsion | Auxiliary Power (1) Engine Rotating & Gas-Path Parts (1) Rotors & Propellers (1) Turbine Engines (2) |
| Mechanical Systems & Hardware | Actuation (1) Fasteners (1) Mechanical Hardware (6) Power Transmission (2) Valves (1) |
| Fluid, Fuel & Environmental Systems | Environmental Systems (1) Fuel Systems (5) |
| Electrical & Electronic | Electrical Power Systems (3) Lighting (4) Terminals, Relays & Switching (1) |
| Avionics, Instruments & Sensors | Air Data & Flight Instruments (2) Avionic Hardware (2) Communications (Airborne) (1) Flight & Data Management (2) Imaging and Visual Systems (5) Warning Systems (1) |
| Interiors, Safety & Crew | Crew Seating (2) Furnishing & Trim (1) Safety & Emergency Systems (3) |
| Test, Inspection & Measurement | Test & Measurement Meters (1) Test Services (2) |