Rome, 2 March 2026 – The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced a £1 billion contract award for new medium helicopter (NMH) program with the Leonardo AW149. Under the programme, Leonardo will build and deliver 23 latest generation super-medium AW149 helicopters from Yeovil, the Home of British Helicopters, boosting the UK Armed Forces’ capabilities. The Leer másLeonardo and UK MoD sign for 23 AW149 helicopters (NMH)[…]
Cologne, 19 November 2025. — Prime helicopter training service provider HeliOperations of Portland, UK, is set to expand its Leonardo AW139 intermediate twin-engine fleet with a contract for two units announced at European Rotors 2025 (17-20 November). Deliveries are expected to be carried out between 2026 and 2027, bringing the total number of AW139s operated Leer másHeliOperations signs for two Leonardo Helicopters AW139[…]
ST.CROIX, Virgin Islands — A CBP AMO P-3 Orion AEW aircrew located a smuggling go-fast boat with cocaine onboard near St. Croix. After, the Federal and local law enforcement seized the transport with 2,860 Kilograms (6,305 pounds) of cocaine onboard and arrested the four smugglers, Venezuelan nationals, once they landed of their vessel on the coast Leer másCBP AMO P-3 locates go-fast boat with cocaine near St. Croix[…]
LONDON, Aug. 3, 2022 — Bristow Group Inc. (Bristow), the global leader in innovative and sustainable vertical flight solutions, announced today that it has completed its acquisition of BIH (British International Helicopter Services Limited) effective August 2, 2022, further enhancing its leading global Government Services offering. Bristow will integrate BIH into its U.K. operations, where BIH will adopt Leer másBristow Group completes the acquisition of BIH[…]
Rome, 06/04/2022 — Leonardo will now deliver the next stage of the AW159 Wildcat Integrated Support and Training (WIST) UK contract, which confirms the next five-year period of the 34-year contract originally signed in 2012. This £360 million contract awarded last year marks the continued delivery of support services for the UK’s fleet of Leonardo Leer másLeonardo AW159 Wildcat at next stage to UK contract[…]
A Royal Navy AW101 Merlin rescue a kayaker after mayday call off the coast of Cornwall the Monday 24, the helicopter crew responded during a SAR training exercise. Matt Rogers, team leader for HM Coastguard, was overseeing the search and rescue response. He said the Navy crew’s ‘quick actions meant they located the casualty within Leer másRoyal Navy AW101 Merlin crew rescue kayaker during SAR training[…]
Coast Guard story by Petty Officer 1st Class Corinne Zilnicki Nearly 80 years have passed since Mike Swierc vaulted over the side of a ship hundreds of yards off Utah Beach during the first wave of the D-Day invasion. But for Mr. Swierc, a 100-year-old Coast Guard veteran, the memories of those fateful days and Leer másCoast Guard veteran Mike Swierc turns 100-year-old[…]
BERLÍN, 1 de julio de 2021 — El Ministerio de Defensa de Alemania firmó ayer una carta de oferta y aceptación para cinco aviones Boeing (NYSE: BA) P-8A Poseidon bajo el proceso de Ventas Militares Extranjeras (FMS, Foreign Military Sales) del Gobierno de Estados Unidos. Con este pedido, Alemania se convierte en el octavo cliente del Leer másAlemania firma por cinco aviones Boeing P-8A Poseidon[…]
Roma, mayo de 2021 — La flota global del helicóptero trimotor, de 15,6 toneladas (MGW), Leonardo AW101 ha superado las 500 mil horas de vuelo (FH). Actualmente son casi 200 las unidades de la plataforma en servicio para más de 10 clientes en más de diez países, distribuidos en cuatro continentes. Hoy Leonardo tiene pedidos de Leer másEl Leonardo AW101 supera las 500 mil horas de vuelo[…]
El helicóptero Lynx, de Westland (posteriormente AgustaWestland, hoy Leonardo), voló por primera vez el 21 de marzo de 1971 desde la planta de la Compañía en Yeovil. En la actualidad, 50 años después, nueve países continúan confiando en la plataforma para sus misiones navales El Super Lynx es el mejor helicóptero naval fabricado para operar Leer másEl helicóptero Lynx de Leonardo cumple 50 años desde su primer vuelo[…]