Rotorcraft
Leonardo Helicopters Rebrands Kopter SH09 as the AW09
With AW09 service entry projected for early 2024, Leonardo is making plans to work on a hybrid-electric helicopter in the second half of the decade.
Kopter's SH09 single-engine rotorcraft has been rebranded as the Leonardo AW09. (Photo: Leonardo Helicopters)
Kopter's SH09 single-engine rotorcraft has been rebranded as the Leonardo AW09. (Photo: Leonardo Helicopters)

Leonardo Helicopters and its Swiss subsidiary, Kopter, today rebranded the SH09 single-engine rotorcraft as the Leonardo AW09. As it prepares to fly the latest P4 prototype between September and November of this year, the company now expects to complete type certification for the model by around the end of 2022 or early 2023.