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United States : From the Guardia Di Finanza Contracted for 22 Aw169m. First Order for the Government Variant of the Innovative Helicopter
Publish Date : 13-Nov-2018
Leonardo announced the signing of a contract with the Guardia di Finanza for 22 new generation AW169M twin-engine helicopters . The contract, worth 280 million euros , also includes a complete support and training package that could be extended in the future with additional services worth up to 100 million euros . The deliveries will start in the summer of 2019 and will end in 2024. The helicopters will be used for various tasks including patrolling and reconnaissance, public order, rescue and security missions adding to the fleet of 14 AW139 , of which you are already in service and eight in delivery next year.
"This contract will allow us to provide the Guardia di Finanza with a new generation of helicopter equipped with the best on-board technologies that can be exploited to carry out increasingly complex and challenging missions . Our commitment to providing innovative products that meet the needs of Italian Corps and Armed Forces is the contribution that a leading company in technology and innovation such as Leonardo can offer for the safety of our country ", commented Leonardo's CEO , Alessandro Profumo .
The AW169M of the Guardia di Finanza will get the military qualification from ARMAEREO and will be equipped with a special configuration including rescue winch, floats and lifeboats, wire cutters, advanced systems of proximity to the ground and anti-collision - even Leonardo design - cockpit compatible with the use of night vision devices, diagnostic systems, autopilot optimized for search and rescue tasks, searchlight, ice presence detector, system for rapid descent of personnel for special operations, satellite communications. The helicopters will also be equipped with a wide range of systems and sensors supplied by Leonardoincluding RW mission system ATOS with an advanced console, the surveillance radar Seagull , the electro-optical system LEOSS , the for identification transponder friend / enemy IFF M428 , communication systems V / UHF, control panels and lighting systems and the possibility of using the hyperspectral system for remote sensing SPHYDER.
The contract with the Guardia di Finanza further increases the success of the AW169 in Italy , already used for rescue by several customers across the country, and follows that obtained in Europe and North and South America for public order tasks.
