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Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Italian Air Force’s first HH-139A helicopter enters service

[HH-139A]Italian Air Force's first of ten HH-139A medium twin engine helicopters has entered into operational service for the 15th Wing at Cervia Air Base, northern Italy.

AgustaWestland chief executive officer Bruno Spagnolini said that the operational readiness of the new aircraft is the first major step in support of the service's modernisation programme which will also see the HH-101 "CAESAR" replacing the HH-3F Pelicans in the Combat SAR role.

"The HH-139A will complement the HH-101s while providing a quantum leap forward in operational capabilities and cost effectiveness compared to the present fleet of HH-3Fs and HH-212s," Spagnolini added.

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