Ahead of its planned first flight, Khalem Chapman outlines what is known so far about Leonardo Helicopters’ an all-new, technologically advanced AW249 attack helicopter.
Leonardo Helicopters has been quietly working on the AW249 since it was awarded a €487m multi-year development contract by the Italian Ministry of Defence (IMOD) under the nation’s New Exploration Escort Helicopter (NEES) programme in January 2017.