Based on the
AW119Kx, the
TH-119 was Leonardo' entry for the
US Navy Advanced Helicopter Trainer competition.
Is a single engine IFR light helicopter produced by
AgustaWestland Philadelphia first unveiled at the Navy League Sea-Air Space Exhibition in Washington DC on May 2016. Fitted with
Genesys Aerosystems avionics and a Pratt & Whitney
PT6-B engine.
Two prototypes converted from AW119Kx unveiled in 2016 and 2017. First IFR equipped TH-119, a converted AW119Ke, performed maiden flight on December 20, 2018. IFR certification obtained in July 2019.
In January 2020,
was selected by the US Navy against the Airbus H135 to replace the
TH-57 Sea Ranger and designated
TH-73.
Trainer for international customers known as
AW119T