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50th Anniversary of Italian Army Chinook

50th Anniversary of Italian Army Chinook

16-Jul-23 - The commander of Italy’s Army Aviation talks about the significant impact of the Boeing CH-47 Chinook heavy-lift helicopter on the country highlighting its 50 years of service #chinook
Leonardo Completed Italian Army NH90 TTH Fleet

Leonardo Completed Italian Army NH90 TTH Fleet

03-Dec-22 - Leonardo delivered the 60th and last NH90 TTH / UH-90A to the Italian Army Aviation from its Venice Tessera plant. Since 2011 this fleet completed over 31,000 flight hours #NH90
2000 Flight Hours for Qatar NH90 Training Program

2000 Flight Hours for Qatar NH90 Training Program

01-Apr-22 - The Italian Army Aviation flight school in collaboration with Leonardo are training Qatari crews on the NH90 helicopter.
Italian UH-169B Trainers Reached 1,000 Flight Hours

Italian UH-169B Trainers Reached 1,000 Flight Hours

23-Dec-21 - Italian Army’s 2 UH-169B training helicopters (AW169M) achieved 1,000 flight hours since began preparing crews in July 2020 for the future Light Utility Helicopter (LUH) #LUH
Warning System for AW169M LUH

Warning System for AW169M LUH

02-Sep-21 - Leonardo MAIR (Multi Aperture InfraRed) threat warning system entered serial production for installation on the Italian Army’s LUH (Light Utility Helicopter) based on the AW169M #AW169M
First of Two AW169 Trainers for Italian Army

First of Two AW169 Trainers for Italian Army

11-Jul-20 - Italian Army received the first of two UH-169B (Leonardo AW169) trainer helicopters to be used by the 2nd Aviation Regiment at Lamezia Terme. A modified variant with skids will follow to meet the LUH requirement #delivery
Piaggio to Support Italian Chinook

Piaggio to Support Italian Chinook

27-Dec-19 - Piaggio Aerospace awarded 9-year contract valued €50M to provide spare parts, maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) for the Honeywell (Lycoming) T55-L-714A engines that equipped the Italian Army CH-47F Chinook helicopters #T55
Thommen Multi Function Displays for AW129

Thommen Multi Function Displays for AW129

20-Dec-19 - Swiss avionics manufacturer Thommen started deliveries of its digital Multi-Function Display (MFD) replacement solution for legacy CRT installed on AW129 helicopters #Displays
Italian Special Forces FIT 19-1 Exercise

Italian Special Forces FIT 19-1 Exercise

30-Mar-19 - Helicopter squadrons from the Italian Armed Forces participated in the 10th Special Forces Annual Exercise FIT (Force Integration Training). This year edition was hosted by the Navy at Grottaglie and participated CH-47F Chinook, NH90, HH-101 Caesar and HH-212 #SpecialForces
Italian Army Aviation CAEX 2018 Exercise

Italian Army Aviation CAEX 2018 Exercise

24-May-18 - The Italian Army completed the CAEX I 2018 exercise (Complex Aviation Exercise) at the training area of ​​Monte Romano #training
Italian Task Group Griffon in Iraq

Italian Task Group Griffon in Iraq

02-Aug-17 - Italian Army 5 Aviation Regiment Rigel arrived in northern Iraq as part of Operation Inherent Resolve Task Group Griffon rotation forces
3.000 Flying Hours In Afghanistan for Italians NH90

3.000 Flying Hours In Afghanistan for Italians NH90

16-Jan-17 - Italian Army NH90 TTH fleet in Afghanistan achieved 3000 flying hours. Deployed in Herat since 2012 as Task Group “Fenice”, part of the TAAC-W (Train Advise Assist Command - West)
Leonardo to Develop A129 Replacement

Leonardo to Develop A129 Replacement

13-Jan-17 - Leonardo signed with Italian Defence Ministry NEES agreement to develop and procure 48 new exploration and escort helicopters to replace the current fleet of AW129 Mangusta by 2025.
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