Amazing The collaboration between Agusta and Westland dates back to 1981, when the two companies established the European Helicopter Industries joint venture with the aim of developing a new medium-size utility helicopter, the EH101.
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AgustaWestland was an Anglo-Italian helicopter design and manufacturing company, which was a wholly owned subsidiary of Finmeccanica (now known as Leonardo). It was formed in July 2000 as an Anglo-Italian multinational company,
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India signed a contract to purchase 12 AgustaWestland AW101 helicopters in February 2010 for the Communication Squadron of Indian Air Force to carry the president, PM and other VVIPs. The contract was frozen in February 2013 after allegations surfaced that US$60 million had been paid as a bribe.[On 12 February 2013, Giuseppe Orsi, the CEO of Finmeccanica, was arrested by Italian authorities; the following day Indian Defence Minister A.K. Antony ordered a probe into the contract.
In January 2014, India cancelled the US$630 million deal, subsequently recovering the sum which it had paid.
In 2016, following a corporate reorganization, AgustaWestland merged into Leonardo S.p.A., Finmeccanica's new name. With this reorganization, AgustaWestland ceased to exist as a separate company, and it became Leonardo's helicopter division.
In 2020 Leonardo relaunched the "Agusta" brand for the VIP helicopter sector. The launch of the new brand was announced during Expo 2020 in Dubai
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| Industry | Aircraft |
| Predecessors | Agusta Westland Helicopters |
| Founded | 2000 |
| Defunct | 2016 (aged 15–16) (merged into Leonardo S.p.A) |
| Successor | Leonardo Helicopters |
| Headquarters | Rome, Italy |
| Key people | Daniele Romiti (chief executive officer) |
| Products | Helicopters |
| Revenue | €4,243 million (2012) |
| Operating income | €473 million (2012) |
| Number of employees | 12,500 (at 31 December 2015) |
| Parent | Finmeccanica |
| Subsidiaries | PZL-Świdnik |
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IAgustaWestland opened offices in Philadelphia in 2005 and won a contract to build the new presidential helicopter Marine One over the U.S. manufacturer Sikorsky Aircraft, but this program was cancelled in 2009. In November 2005, it was announced that AgustaWestland had agreed to acquire Bell Helicopter's 25 per cent interest in the AB139 medium twin helicopter program, and to increase its interest in the BA609 civil tiltrotor aircraft from 25 per cent to 40 per cent.
In June 2008, AgustaWestland and the Russia-based helicopter manufacturer Russian Helicopters agreed to form a new joint venture company to assemble AW139 helicopters in Russia Construction of a $50 million helicopter assembly facility in the town of Tomilino near Moscow began in June 2010.
In early 2010, AgustaWestland acquired PZL-Świdnik, a Polish helicopter manufacturer..
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| Role | Medium utility military helicopter |
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| National origin | Multinational |
| Manufacturer | NHIndustries |
| First flight | 18 December 1995 |
| Introduction | 2007 |
| Status | In service |
| Primary users | Italian Armed Forces Bundeswehr (Germany) French Armed Forces Spanish Armed Forces |
| Produced | 1995–present |
| Number built | 515 as of March 2024 |
| Variants | MRH-90 Taipan |
