Video shows the new AW-249 Fenice in action. For the first time, we can see what the cockpit of the attack helicopter looks like.
It seems to be quite faithful to the older renderings that were shared a few years ago.
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The integration of weaponry will probably begin later this year.
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Equipped with two GE Aerospace CT7 engines, each with 2,500 hp (1,860 kW), the AW249 also uses the dynamic components of the AW149 model.
Designed to replace the current fleet of AW129D Mangusta attack helicopters of the Italian army, the AW249 is expected to enter service from 2025.
An initial development contract for five units was signed in 2017, but the Italian government sees a potential need for 48 helicopters.
The head of aviation of the Italian army revealed that the AW249 will be called Fenice – or Phoenix in English.
With information from flightglobal / Video: Reproduction Twitter @NichoConcu
