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AgustaWestland HH-101A Caesar
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italy Aeronautica Militare Italiana

Italian Air Force







Aeronautica Militare Italiana HH-101A Caesar

The AgustaWestland AW101 611, known as HH-101A Caesar in italian service, specially developed for Special Ops / Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) missions. Carries a crew of five plus twenty fully equipped troops. Features 3 M134 7.62 mm pintle mounted Gatling-type machine guns installed on right and left sides and on the rear ramp, armoured cockpit seats, ballistic protection for machine gun operators as well as for critical systems and an Integrated Electronic Warfare System providing self-protection against radar, laser and infrared threats. It also has an air-to-air refuelling kit for extended range operations.

12 ordered for 15 Stormo / 1 Brigata Aerea Operazioni Speciali.




Surveillance radar "Gabbiano" (multimode/multimissio) from Leonardo (formerly Selex) company is part of standard Caesar configuration




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YearsUnitsBase
2020-    21 Gruppo Grazzanise
2019-    9° Stormo Grazzanise
2018-    23 Gruppo Cervia
2015-    15° Stormo Cervia
2015-    81 CAE Cervia
83 centro c/sar Cervia
Rimini Miramare Federico Fellini



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