Aircraft
UAE Command Selects AW609 Tiltrotor for Search and Rescue
Deliveries to the UAE Joint Aviation Command are expected to begin in 2019, AgustaWestland said.
Maj. Gen. Abdul al-Hashmi announces UAE's selection of the AW609 tiltrotor at the 2015 Dubai Airshow. (Photo: Bill Carey)
Maj. Gen. Abdul al-Hashmi announces UAE's selection of the AW609 tiltrotor at the 2015 Dubai Airshow. (Photo: Bill Carey)

The UAE Joint Aviation Command (JAC) will acquire three AgustaWestland AW609 tiltrotors for search and rescue missions, the command announced on November 10 at the Dubai Airshow. The JAC will be the launch customer for the SAR variant of the twin-engine tiltrotor.