Rotorcraft
Leonardo Delivers First of 36 AW169M Twins To Austria
Austria is replacing its Alouette fleet with Leonardo AW169Ms, the first of 18 of which was delivered this morning.
Austrian Goverment and Military officials in front of AW169M helicopter in hangar
The Austrian Ministry of Defense took delivery of 18 Leonardo AW169M helicopters during an aircraft acceptance ceremony on December 21. (Photo: Leonardo)

The Austrian Ministry of Defense has taken delivery of its initial order of 18 Leonardo AW169M helicopters under a 2021 Italy-Austria government-to-government agreement. The handover was made Wednesday at the Tulln-Langenlebarn Brumowski Air Base in Austria.

Austria also announced that it was exercising its option for a second lot of 18 AW169Ms. The helicopters will replace a fleet of Alouette IIIs that have been in service since the 1960s.

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