According to the current schedule, the new AW101 will undergo a series of tests at the PZL Świdnik aviation plant, before it will be handed off to the 44th Naval Aviation Base in Darłowo. It will be ...

The new Leonardo AW101 helicopters will replace the Mi-14PŁ (ASW), and Mi-14PŁ/R (SAR) platforms in the Polish Naval Aviation. On Dec. 8, 2023, the Polish Navy started the commissioning process of its ...

Leonardo Helicopters is hoping next year to conduct a hot and high test campaign in the USA of a main gearbox (MGB) upgrade for the AW101 that will significantly increase lift capability. Designed to ...

Leonardo successfully completed high-altitude trials of its AW101-612 helicopter in Colorado, exceeding expectations by finishing the 21-day plan in 16 days. The trials demonstrated increased engine ...

Leonardo Helicopters has obtained regulatory clearance for an upgrade to its AW101 that gives more power at take-off. Approval for the enhancement was granted by Italy’s Directorate for Air Armaments ...

The first Leonardo AW101 anti-submarine warfare (ASW) and combat search-and-rescue (CSAR) helicopter on order for the Polish Navy conducted its maiden flight at Leonardo's Yeovil facility on 19 July, ...

LONDON—The new managing director of Leonardo Helicopters in the UK says the company’s two locally manufactured rotorcraft, the AW159 Wildcat and the AW101, will secure new orders before the end of the ...

The Royal Norwegian Air Force is preparing to equip a third search-and-rescue (SAR) base with the Leonardo AW101 SAR Queen helicopter. Norway has already introduced the three-engine rotorcraft into ...

WARSAW, Aug 10 (Reuters) - Poland is seeking to negotiate for the purchase of 22 AW101 helicopters produced by PZL-Swidnik, the Polish unit of Italy's state-controlled defence and aerospace group ...