AgustaWestland AW139M

Model

The AW139M designation was first used for the customized military version for the US Air Force Common Vertical Lift Support Program or CVLSP to seek a replacement for the UH-1N . Manufactured in the Philadelphia facility and tailored with US military technology from suppliers across the nation, the AW139M includes a high-definition FLIR, infrared detection and countermeasures and heavy duty landing gear.

The Italian air force, was the first operator of a AW139 dedicated military variant with the first of their HH-139A been delivered in early 2012

AW139M News

First HH-139B to Italian Air Force, 03-Dec-20 : #HH139B Italian Air Force (Aeronautica Militare) received the first of 17 HH-139B which includes double winch, new mission console, new avionics and 200kg extra MTOW. The B version will join the 13 HH-139A and 4 VH-139A in service

Mountain Rescuers Found Missing Man at Asiago Plateau, 05-Aug-18 : #hiking An Italian Air Force HH-139 helicopter and specialists from the National Mountain Rescue Service successfully rescued a man who went missing at the Asiago Plateau

Pakistan to Receive More AW139, 16-Apr-18 : Pakistan will introduce into service an undisclosed number of additional AW139 this year. At least 11 helicopters are already in service since 2009 in both military and civilian use

APROC 2017, 28-Jun-17 :

Italian air force held the Air Centric Personnel Recovery Operatives Course (APROC), the main training event in Europe in combat search and rescue.

Italian Red Cross Flight Nurse Course on HH-139A, 25-May-17 : Italian air force held the second course of flight nurses for 25 volunteers of the Italian Red Cross