2020 to present

AgustaWestland AW169M / UH-169B
in
italy Aviazione dell'Esercito

Italian Army Aviation




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 equipped with skids as replacement of old Agusta/Bell models



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Italian UH-169B Trainers Reached 1,000 Flight Hours

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

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

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


YearsUnitsBase
2020-    Sirio Lamezia Terme
Elmas - Mario Mameli





List of Aircraft


C/NBuiltID     In this OrgIn other Org
69115 MM81977 E.I.108 UH-169B trainer, pictured
Leonardo Italy CSX81977: Leonardo pre delivery flights
69120 MM81993 E.I.109 UH-169B
Leonardo Italy CSX81993: Pre delivery test flight
72001 2020 MM82014 Esercito AW169M LUH
Leonardo Italy CSX82014: Leonardo Italy Dec20, first AW169 with fixed skids lan...
Callsign PROVA84
Callsign PROVA28





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