The Lockheed Martin bid was for the Sikorsky S.70M, a Polish-built derivative of the S.70i 'International Black Hawk. The Black Hawk received substantial support from some members of the user community

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk / S-70 - СШАUSA - 1974

The RAF's Puma fleet is due to be withdrawn from service on March 31, 2025, leaving a significant capability gap pending the introduction of the AW149

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Aerospatiale Puma / SA.330 - ФранцияFrance - 1965McDonnell Douglas C-17A Globemaster III - СШАUSA - 1991

The New Medium Helicopter was intended to replace RAF Pumas and a range of other helicopters, including the Cyprus-based Bell 412 Griffons of 84 Squadron

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Aerospatiale Puma / SA.330 - ФранцияFrance - 1965Bell Model 412 / UH-1Y - СШАUSA - 1979

A pair of AW149s pictured over the Yeovil factory in Somerset. Under the successive Westland, Agusta Westland and Leonardo banners, Yeovil is the 'Home of the British Helicopter'

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Agusta Westland AW.139 / AW.149 - InternationalInternational - 2001

An AW149 development aircraft firing flares during the type's flight test campaign. This example has the extended radar nose

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Agusta Westland AW.139 / AW.149 - InternationalInternational - 2001

Some have criticised the limited arc of fire available from the crew-served machine guns in the forward windows of the '149, which force the gunner to lean out into the slipstream

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Agusta Westland AW.139 / AW.149 - InternationalInternational - 2001

This aircraft, like those being delivered to Poland (and like the RAF's Pumas), lacks the extended radar nose seen on some examples of the AW149

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Agusta Westland AW.139 / AW.149 - InternationalInternational - 2001

Critics complain that the AW149 is a "green or black-painted oil and gas helicopter", while Leonardo asserts that the AW149 "began life as an all-new, blank sheet of paper, military design"

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Agusta Westland AW.139 / AW.149 - InternationalInternational - 2001

Approximately 100 AW149s have been ordered to date: 34 for Egypt, six for Thailand (army and police), 32 for Poland, four for North Macedonia and 24 for Malaysia. Deliveries to Poland began in 2023 and included this Italian-built example, although about 20 will be locally assembled in Swidnik

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Agusta Westland AW.139 / AW.149 - InternationalInternational - 2001

IN ITS bid to secure the UK MOD’S highly sought New Medium Helicopter (NMH) contract, Airbus Helicopters has revealed the first members of its UK-based industry team, dubbed the ‘H175M Task Force’, in the lead-up to FIA.
The Airbus H175M was Airbus Helicopters' proposal for the NMH requirement and is a militarised version of the civil H175. It had the most spacious cabin among the three designs that reached the ITN phase

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Eurocopter EC.175 - InternationalInternational - 2009