Helicopter: Leonardo AW09 This single-turbine helicopter is moving through flight tests, with projected certification in 2025. It has been a long wait since the initial development by Marenco Swisshelicopter began in 2009. The project was on and off until 2020, when Leonardo acquired Marenco...
When the French Navy (Marine na-tionale) took delivery of its first NH90 NFH helicopter in May, some five years behind schedule, few commentators complained about the tortuous procurement process. With two more NH90s due to arrive at the naval test centre at Hyeres in southern France by the...