The new Leonardo AW101 helicopters will replace the Mi-14PŁ (ASW), and Mi-14PŁ/R (SAR) platforms in the Polish Naval Aviation. On Dec. 8, 2023, the Polish Navy started the commissioning process of its ...

According to the current schedule, the new AW101 will undergo a series of tests at the PZL Świdnik aviation plant, before it will be handed off to the 44th Naval Aviation Base in Darłowo. It will be ...

Leonardo Helicopters has obtained regulatory clearance for an upgrade to its AW101 that gives more power at take-off. Approval for the enhancement was granted by Italy’s Directorate for Air Armaments ...

Poland began receiving into service the first of its Leonardo AW101 Merlin helicopters on 8 December. (General Command of the Polish Armed Forces) Poland has begun inducting into service the first of ...

The first of four AW101 Merlin ASW helicopters arrived in Poland on 7 August. (Polish Armament Agency) Poland has begun receiving the Leonardo AW101 Merlin helicopters it ordered in 2019 to satisfy ...

Poland has launched negotiations to order 22 Leonardo AW101 battlefield helicopters, confirming statements made by air force officials in May. The Polish defense ministry’s Armaments Agency said late ...

Leonardo Helicopters and Lockheed Martin UK have each been awarded contracts worth £1.8 million ($2.29 million) to evaluate how to keep the Royal Navy’s (RN’s) AW101 Merlin fleet operational until ...