Leonardo Helicopters has revealed the successful conclusion of an initial phase of ship-landing trials for its AW609 tiltrotor as part of a project with the Italian military. Performed over a 10-day ...

Leonardo Helicopters believes its AW609 civil tiltrotor remains on track to secure US certification next year following a series of recent interactions with Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

The U.S. Army's contract award to Bell to develop its V-280 tiltrotor for an assault aircraft raises speculation of the AW609's use as an escort vehicle. Governments have expressed interest in the ...

ANAHEIM, California—Leonardo is performing a study with Italy’s armed forces on potential missions for the company’s AW609 commercial tiltrotor. Demonstrations with the AW609 prototypes could follow ...

The Leonardo tiltrotor AW609 can support various security-centric applications such as cargo carrier, special operations, personnel recovery, and ‘homeland security'. (Leonardo) Weststar Aviation ...

DUBAI, Nov 10 (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates' Ministry of Defence on Tuesday said it had signed a memorandum of understanding with AgustaWestland, a unit of Italy's Finmeccanica SpA, to buy ...