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2018
27 February

ReleaseSW-4 Solo optionally piloted helicopter performs its first flight with no safety pilot onboard

12 January

ReleaseLeonardo to lead OCEAN2020 program, the first and most important European Defence Agency tender for naval surveillance technology

2017
27 December

ReleaseAW109 Trekker helicopter achieves EASA certification

27 December

ReleaseAW139 global helicopter fleet sets outstanding milestone of two million flight hours

3 October

ReleasePratt & Whitney Canada receives Transport Canada certification for its PT6C-67A engine powering Leonardo AW609 tiltrotor

3 October

ReleaseSafran unveils Aneto - its new range of engines for the super-medium and heavy helicopter market

3 October

ReleaseLeonardo introduces the AW189K helicopter at Helitech 2017

6 March

ReleaseElbit Systems' Heli-ClearVision suite now offered on Leonardo's commercial helicopters

14 February

ReleaseThe AW169 helicopter achieves FAA validation

9 February

ReleaseLeonardo AW609 programme moves forward preparing for icing trials

2016
30 December

ReleaseSuccessful first flight for the new Aermacchi M-345

27 December

ReleaseLeonardo acquires Sistemi Dinamici and becomes stronger in unmanned systems

16 December

ReleaseLeonardo: the SW-4 'Solo' remotely piloted helicopter begins test campaign

21 November

ReleaseLeonardo: first Royal Navy AW101 Merlin MK4 makes its maiden flight

18 November

ReleaseAW169 obtains Brazil's National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) Certification

18 November

ReleaseAW169 obtains maximum gross weight increase certification by EASA

11 August

ReleaseLeonardo-Finmeccanica confirms certification activities of the AW609 on track as the first prototype lands at the Company's Philadelphia facility

25 July

ReleaseLeonardo-Finmeccanica: AgustaWestland AW139's outstanding hot and high altitude performance and mission capabilities showed during recent trials

11 July

ReleaseLeonardo-Finmeccanica AW189 full ice protection system certification clears way for all-weather operations

17 May

ReleaseLeonardo-Finmeccanica introduces the TH-119: new name, new avionics for U.S. Navy Advanced Helicopter Trainer Program

4 May

ReleaseAW609 TiltRotor third prototype closer to maiden flight following ground run

2 March

ReleaseAW109 Trekker helicopter performs its first flight

25 February

ReleaseFinmeccanica: First Italian Air Force HH-101A "CAESAR" enters service

2015
6 October

ReleaseFinmeccanica-AgustaWestland new plant in Brazil with the support of Investe SP

6 October

ReleaseFinmeccanica-AgustaWestland first helicopter manufacturer to obtain EASA certification as navigation database supplier for helicopter FMS

28 September

ReleaseFinmeccanica-AgustaWestland and LOM Praha s.p sign MoU for industrial collaboration

28 September

ReleaseAW189 limited ice protection system receives EASA certification

15 September

ReleaseFinmeccanica-AgustaWestland completes UK MoD RWUAS capability concept demonstration

26 August

ReleaseAW189 helicopter obtains Russian civil certification

16 July

ReleaseAW169 achieves EASA certification

12 July

ReleaseFinmeccanica-AgustaWestland celebrates 100 years of aircraft manufacturing in the UK

9 June

ReleaseAgustaWestland expands capacity of Poland facility with Avure Flexform press

3 March

ReleaseAgustaWestland sets new safety benchmark for helicopter gearboxes with a 60+ minutes "run dry" capability

3 March

ReleaseAgustaWestland initiates production phase of AW609 TiltRotor

3 March

ReleaseAgustaWestland launches 7 tonne AW139

3 March

ReleaseAgustaWestland announces further AW609 TiltRotor performance and product improvements

9 January

ReleaseNew generation AW169 full scale production underway

2014
18 December

ReleaseAgustaWestland signs Offset MoUs with industrial partners from Polish Armaments Group

15 August

ReleaseAgustaWestland unveils high-tech AW169 cabin

18 June

ReleaseDucommun signs agreement with AgustaWestland for AW139 helicopter

24 April

ReleaseAgustaWestland completes autorotation trials for the AW609 program

26 February

ReleaseAW109 Trekker unveiled at Heli Expo

26 February

ReleaseAgustaWestland introduces its Obstacle Proximity LiDAR System (OPLSTM) for enhanced safety

24 February

ReleaseNorthrop Grumman provides inertial navigation products for TiltRotor vertical take-off & landing aircraft

10 February

ReleaseAW189 achieves EASA certification

2013
20 November

ReleaseAgustaWestland relies on Wind River for revolutionary “Project Zero” technology incubator

10 October

ReleaseFirst production AW189 performs its maiden flight

24 September

ReleaseNew generation AW169 presented to the Italian EMS community at HEMS 2013 conference in Massa Carrara

3 September

ReleaseAgustaWestland AW609 TiltRotor aerodynamic improvements set to boost performance

30 August

ReleaseAgustaWestland and Russian Helicopters sign Heads of Agreement to develop a new 2.5t helicopter