Italy's Carabinieri Military Police Orders 20 Leonardo AW119Kx Helicopters | Aviation International News

Italy's Carabinieri Order 20 Leonardo AW119Kx Singles

Italy's Carabinieri will utilize its fleet of 20 Leonardo AW119Kx helicopters for a variety of police and firefighting missions.

Italy's Carabinieri will utilize its fleet of 20 Leonardo AW119Kx helicopters for a variety of police and firefighting missions. (Photo: Leonardo Helicopters)

By Mark Huber • Contributor

October 27, 2022

Italy’s Carabinieri—thepolice branch of the military—has signed a deal with Leonardo Helicopters to acquire 20 AW119Kxs between 2023 and 2026. The single-engine helicopters will be assembled at Leonardo’s Vergiate facility near Milan.

These helicopters are part of its Air Services fleet modernization program and will be used for a variety of intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, environmental monitoring and protection, disaster relief, and firefighting missions from 18 bases across the country. They will be equipped with a Garmin G1000H cockpit featuring wide color screens, synthetic vision, helicopter terrain awareness warning systems, and satellite navigation/moving maps.

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