DefenceTalkFinmeccanica announced today the first of 16 AgustaWestland AW101 helicopters for the Norwegian Ministry of Justice and Public Security (MoJ) successfully performed its maiden flight at its Helicopter Division’s Yeovil factory in the UK on 21st March 2016. The successful on-schedule maiden flight marks a major milestone and the start of the flight test program […]https://www.defencetalk.com/first-of-sixteen-aw101-helicopters-for-norway-makes-maiden-flight-67169/

DefenceTalkAgustaWestland is pleased to announce that the first AW101 for the Italian Air Force, designated the HH-101A “CAESAR”, made its maiden flight at AgustaWestland’s Yeovil facility in the UK today in the presence of the Italian Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Pasquale Preziosa, the Italian Ambassador Domenico Terracciano, the Director of ARMAEREO Lt. General […]https://www.defencetalk.com/first-italian-air-force-aw101-helicopter-makes-its-maiden-flight-59082/

DefenceTalkThe Defence Ministry has issued a final show cause notice to Anglo-Italian firm AgustaWestland for cancelling its contract worth Rs 3,600 crore (556 million euros—Ed.) for supplying 12 choppers to the Air Force for “violating” the terms of its contract. The notice was issued by the Ministry on October 21 in which it has asked […]https://www.defencetalk.com/agustawestland-india-issues-notice-to-cancel-aw101-helicopter-deal-49461/

DefenceTalkAgustaWestland is pleased to announce the delivery of the first AW101 VVIP helicopter to Turkmenistan Airlines. The contract for two AW101 VVIP helicopters was signed at the 2010 Farnborough International Air Show. Assembly of the aircraft took place at AgustaWestland’s Yeovil facility in South West England. AgustaWestland has also provided pilot and maintainer training and […]https://www.defencetalk.com/first-of-two-aw101-vvip-helicopters-delivered-to-turkmenistan-47540/

DefenceTalkIndia on Tuesday launched an inquiry into reports of alleged bribery of government officials by Finmeccanica, after the head of the Italian aerospace giant was arrested. Italian police arrested chairman and chief executive Giuseppe Orsi as part of the country’s investigation into alleged kickbacks paid to Indian government officials, media reports in Italy said. The […]https://www.defencetalk.com/india-orders-probe-into-italy-chopper-bribe-allegations-46762/