UK defence officials have quietly extended the out-of-service date for the Royal Navy’s (RN’s) Leonardo Helicopters AW101 Merlin rotorcraft under plans that will now see the heavy, three-engined type ...

The procurement did spark a lot of controversy. On Apr. 26, Leonardo announced the signing of a contract valued at approximately 380 mln EUR (1.65 bn PLN) “that will significantly enhance the Polish ...

Norway’s selection of the AgustaWestland AW101 for its NAWSARH search and rescue requirement is a major shot in the arm for the manufacturer’s Yeovil, UK plant. Announced on 19 December, the order is ...

Poland began receiving into service the first of its Leonardo AW101 Merlin helicopters on 8 December. (General Command of the Polish Armed Forces) Poland has begun inducting into service the first of ...

The first of four AW101 Merlin ASW helicopters arrived in Poland on 7 August. (Polish Armament Agency) Poland has begun receiving the Leonardo AW101 Merlin helicopters it ordered in 2019 to satisfy ...

LONDON—Leonardo Helicopters and Lockheed Martin have both been awarded contracts to begin assessing the scope of a life-extension program for the UK Royal Navy’s fleet of AW101 Merlin helicopters. The ...

Last weekend we attended the Radom Air Show in Poland. This biannual event organized at the Warsaw-Radom airport is considered the most reputable Polish international air show, with the Polish Air ...

The Royal Norwegian Air Force’s new fleet of Leonardo AW101 search-and-rescue (SAR) helicopters can communicate, send text messages and switch between 3G and 4G networks similar to the way the average ...

U.K. Royal Air Force crash investigators are in El Centro, Calif., examining the wreckage of an AW101 Merlin HC3 medium helicopter that crashed at a nearby airfield being used for night landing ...

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 ...

Poland has ordered four AW101 helos from Leonardo for the country’s navy. (Leonardo photo) WARSAW, Poland — As part of efforts to replace Soviet-designed copters with new aircraft, the Polish Ministry ...