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Leonardo AW139

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Twin turboshaft medium utility helicopter. Includes the variant for USAF, MH-139.

Photo: Boeing

Lift type

Rotary wing

Construction

Factory-built

Control

Piloted

Engine type

Turboshaft

Application

Business, Search & rescue, Utility

Final assembly

Philadelphia (Northeast) · Vergiate ·

Fleet facts business use worldwide · as at August 2026

In business use

1,209 aircraft

Production years

2002-2026

Average age

11.6 years

Main base countries

U.S.A. (115), Brazil (65), Australia (54), Japan (49), Saudi Arabia (42)

Figures cover the worldwide fleet in business use — airline and military examples are not included. Fleet data: Business Air News research.

Design & construction

Landing gear

Retractable tricycle

Pressurisation

Unpressurised

Autopilot

3-axis

Avionics architecture

Integrated glass suite

Rotor configuration

Single main + tail

Certification

Part 29

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Type variants

Variant	Launch / first flight	Notes
Leonardo AW139	1999 / 2001	Production: 13 (2026) GAMA: Leonardo Helicopters AW139. Baseline variant.
Leonardo AW139M	2011 / 2011	Military variant, given HH-139 designation for Italian Air Force.
Leonardo MH-139	2017 / 2017	Variant developed with Boeing, to replace USAF's UH-1N fleet, nicknamed "Grey Wolf".

Airframer

Leonardo Helicopters	News
Boeing Defense, Space & Security	News	MH-139 variant of AW139 for USAF

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