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