In July 2020 a first order was issued for 2 trainers (UH-169B in standard AW169 configuration for quick delivery) and first batch of 15 AW169M LUH (UH-169D) fitted with skids as replacement of old Agusta/Bell models
First two:ABC” (Addestratore Basico Commerciale) Then: “multiruolo avanzato” (MA) 
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First AW169M LUH / UH-169D for Italian Army
29-Apr-25 - Italian Army received the first of 25 UH-169D helicopters ( Leonardo AW169M fitted with skids ) to replace the A109, AB206, AB205, AB212, and AB412 models. It follows the delivery of two UH-169B (standard version) for basic training in 2020 #AW169
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
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
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 Units |
| Years | Units | Base |
|---|---|---|
| 2025- | UNHAS UNIFIL |  Naqoura |
| 2020- | 2 Regt | Lamezia Terme Elmas - Mario Mameli |
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Deployments List of Aircraft |
| C/N | Mod | Built | ID In this Org | In other Org | |||
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| 69115 | AW169M | 2019 | MM81977 E.I.108 IEI1977 NUBE63 UH-169B trainer, pictured |  CSX81977: Leonardo pre delivery flights | |||
| 69120 | AW169M | MM81993 E.I.109 EI-109 UH-169B (trainer) | CSX81993: Pre delivery test flight | ||||
| 74004 | AW169 (skids) | 2024 | MM82174 EI-110 UNO260 Overall white color scherme (wearing full markings and titles) | CSX82174: UH-169D in primer colors AW169MA type, Leonardo | |||
| 74005 | AW169 (skids) | 2024 | MM82181 EI-111 first UH-169D for Italian Army | CSX82181: Leonardo AW169MA | |||
| 74006 | AW169 (skids) | MM82188 112 EI-112 Esercito UH-169D, test serial CSX82188 | |||||
| 74007 | AW169 (skids) | 2025 | MM82196 EI-113 UNO263 | CSX82196: AW169MA type, Leonardo Italy Future EI-113 UH-169D | |||
| 74008 | AW169 (skids) | MM82197 EI-114 UNO264 | CSX82197: Overall white color scherme and full markings titles | ||||
| 74014 | AW169 (skids) | MM82207 EI-115 | CSX82207: Overall white color scheme and no matkings | ||||
| 74016 | AW169 (skids) | MM82215 EI-117 overall white cs full markings and titles | |||||
| 74017 | AW169 (skids) | MM82216 EI-118 olive drab cs and titles | |||||
