News archive: Leonardo AW139 | Airframer

16 July

ReleaseVertical Aerospace and Near Earth Autonomy partner to equip Valo aircraft for uncrewed defence and commercial operations

28 April

ReleaseNear Earth Autonomy awarded program to prototype autonomous logistics aircraft for U.S. Marine Corps

5 March

Development involved feedback from more than 1,000 hoist operators maintenance crews and mission specialists.

Leonardo selects clean-sheet Pegasus hoist for AW139

The Pegasus rescue hoist joins Leonardos AW139 offering with ETSO certification and aims to improve hoist mission performance reliability.

5 February

The MH-139A is designed for patrol, transport and search and rescue operations.

USAF expands Boeing’s Grey Wolf order to 38

An additional contract for four helicopters and sustainment followed closely behind an earlier eight-aircraft deal worth $173 million.

29 October

ReleaseSabelt and Leonardo present the helicopter seat with an integrated seatbelt, one of the lightest in the world

8 October

ReleaseBoeing awarded contract for eight additional MH-139A helicopters

17 June

ReleaseHoneywell and Near Earth Autonomy complete first autonomous flight of Leonardo AW139 helicopter

13 November

ReleaseBell Textron selects Integris Composites as armor supplier for U.S. Army's Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA)

28 October

ReleaseHoneywell partners with Near Earth Autonomy and Leonardo to enable autonomous flight

7 August

In 2024, the U.S. Air Force awarded an additional seven MH-139As to Boeing. With six Research, Development, Test and Evaluation aircraft already delivered, Boeing currently has 26 aircraft on contract.

Boeing delivers first MH-139A production aircraft to USAF

Leonardo produces the baseline helicopter at its plant in northeast Philadelphia, while Boeing is responsible for military equipment procurement and installation and post-delivery support of the aircraft.

4 June

ReleaseLeonardo celebrates the opening of PZL-Świdnik’s production line for the AW149 helicopters of the Polish Armed Forces

22 November

Boeing delivered the final Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) MH-139A Grey Wolf helicopter to the U.S. Air Force. Boeing will now begin delivering the first production aircraft in 2024.

Boeing shifts towards production of MH-139A Grey Wolf

Delivering all of the RDT&E aircraft to the Air Force enables them to continue critical operational testing and allows Boeing to focus on building the first production aircraft.

15 March

Production is under way with a handshake.

US Air Force gives go-ahead for MH-139A production

The initiation of low-rate production will yield the first operational aircraft set to replace the U.S. Air Force's current fleet of UH-1N “Huey” helicopters, with first delivery slated for 2024.

25 August

ReleaseLeonardo and Boeing deliver first four MH-139A helicopters to U.S. Air Force

4 December

ReleaseTurkish Aerospace continues to deliver critical components

3 April

ReleaseBoeing to temporarily suspend Philadelphia area operations in response to escalating COVID-19 pandemic

27 December

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

25 July

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

28 September

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

21 August

ReleaseAEM's 900W loud speakers installed & certified on AW139 helicopter

3 March

ReleaseAgustaWestland launches 7 tonne AW139

3 March

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

18 June

ReleaseDucommun signs agreement with AgustaWestland for AW139 helicopter

26 February

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

19 February

ReleaseDucommun receives multiple contracts from AgustaWestland to support AW139 helicopter

15 January

ReleaseFirst AW139 helicopter assembled in Russia performs maiden flight

9 July

ReleaseAgustaWestland family of new generation helicopters makes its public premiere at FIA 2012

3 July

ReleaseAgustaWestland completes Armed Aerial Scout flight demonstrations

10 April

ReleaseAgustaWestland and Karl Lagerfeld to cooperate on the development of an exclusive AW139 VIP interior

20 June

ReleaseAgustaWestland and Russian Helicopters sign agreement for the firm establishment of the HeliVert JV

4 May

ReleaseMax-Viz announces major company milestone as 1000th EVS unit ships

27 April

ReleaseAgustaWestland competes for U.S. Air Force programs

6 March

ReleaseAgustaWestland AW139 capabilities expanded

18 February

ReleaseAgustaWestland debuts AW139M U.S. military helicopter

4 February

ReleaseAgustawestland chooses Meggitt's standby flight display

15 October

ReleaseCurtiss-Wright signs design and manufacturing agreement with AgustaWestland

17 September

ReleaseAgustaWestland AW139 obtains Russian civil certification

30 August

ReleaseGoodrich AgustaWestland AW139 rotorblade ice protection system receives EASA certification

6 August

ReleaseSELEX Galileo successfully completes Gabbiano radar flight trials campaign

22 June

ReleaseRussian Helicopters and AgustaWestland start building joint civil AW139 final assembly line plant

5 May

ReleaseAW139 Full Ice Protection System receives FAA certification

21 February

ReleaseAW139 Full Ice Protection System achieves EASA certification

7 November

ReleaseOboronprom Corporation and AgustaWestland agree upon JV establishment and UTAir signs Letter Of Intent for purchase of AW139s

9 June

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