AgustaWestland AW139

The AgustaWestland AW139 is a 15-seat medium-sized twin-engined helicopter developed and produced principally by AgustaWestland. It is marketed at several different roles, including VIP/corporate transport, offshore transport, fire fighting, law enforcement, search and rescue, emergency medical service, disaster relief, and maritime patrol. In addition to AgustaWestland's own manufacturing facilities in Italy and the United States, the AW139 is produced in Russia by HeliVert, a joint venture between AgustaWestland and Russian Helicopters.

The AW139 was originally designed and developed jointly by Agusta and Bell Helicopters and marketed as the Agusta-Bell AB139, it was redesignated the AW139 when Bell withdrew from the project. Since entering service in 2003, the AW139 has become one of AgustaWestland's most influential products; it has been subsequently developed into two enlarged medium-lift helicopters, the military-orientated AW149 and the AW189 for the civil market.

Variants

 * AB139: Original Italian-built production aircraft, 54 built.
 * AW139: Designation change from 55th aircraft onwards, built in Italy.
 * AW139 (long nose configuration): Long nose variant with increased room for avionics built in Italy and the United States.
 * AW139M: Militarised variant, capable of carrying various weapons payloads.
 * HH-139A: Italian Air Force designation for ten search-and rescue configured AW139Ms.
 * VH-139A: Italian Air Force designation for two VIP configured AW139s.
 * US139: Militarised variant, was the AgustaWestland proposed entry for the US Army Light Utility Helicopter programme in partnership with L-3 Communications.
 * Boeing MH-139: Military variant to be American-built that is based on the AW139. To replace the US Air Force's UH-1N fleet with the first four helicopters to be delivered in 2021.

Users

 * Algeria
 * Algerian Air Force x 11
 * Algerian Civil Defense
 * Algerian Navy x 3
 * Australia
 * Royal Australian Air Force x 1
 * Bangladesh
 * Bangladesh Air Force x 2
 * Brazil
 * Brazilian Federal Police
 * Bulgaria
 * Bulgarian Border Police
 * Chile
 * Carabineros de Chile
 * People's Republic of China
 * Ministry of Public Security
 * Croatia
 * Croatian Border Police
 * Cyprus
 * Cyprus Air Force x 3
 * Cyprus Police Aviation Unit
 * Egypt
 * Egyptian Air Force x 2
 * Estonia
 * Estonian Border Guard
 * Ireland
 * Irish Air Corps x 6
 * Indonesia
 * Indonesian Air Force x 1
 * National Search and Rescue Agency
 * Italy
 * Aeronautica Militare x 15
 * Guardia di Finanza
 * National Fire Service
 * Poliza di Stato
 * Japan
 * Japan Coast Guard x 24
 * Tokyo Fire Department
 * Tokyo Police Department
 * Kenya
 * Kenyan Air Force
 * Kenyan Police
 * Lebanon
 * Lebanese Air Force x 1
 * Lebanese Govermnet
 * Libya
 * Libyan Air Force x 1
 * Malaysia
 * Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department
 * Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency
 * Royal Malaysian Police
 * Malta
 * Maltese Air Wing x 2 (1 on order)
 * Netherlands
 * Dutch Caribbean Coast Guard
 * National Police
 * Nigeria
 * Nigerian Air Force x 1
 * Oman
 * Royal Oman Police
 * Pakistan
 * Pakistan Air Force
 * Panama
 * Panamanian Aeronaval Service x 5
 * Qatar
 * Qatar Emiri Air Force x 21
 * Senegal
 * Senegalese Air Force x 1
 * Spain
 * Spanish Maritime Safety Agency
 * Sweden
 * Maritime Rescue Group
 * Thailand
 * Royal Thai Army x 2 (8 on order)
 * Trinidad and Tobago
 * Trinidad and Tobago Air Guard x 4
 * United Arab Emirates
 * Abu Dhabi Police
 * United Arab Emirates Air Force x 13 (one on order)
 * United Kingdom
 * Defence Helicopter Flying School x 3
 * Her Magesty's Coast Guard
 * United States
 * Los Angeles City Fire Department
 * Maryland State Police
 * New Jersey State Police
 * United States Border Patrol
 * United States Air Force x 0 (84 on order)

Related Development

 * Agusta A109
 * AgustaWestland AW109S Grand
 * Agusta A129 Mangusta
 * AgustaWestland AW149
 * AgustaWestland AW169
 * AgustaWestland AW189

Comparable Aircraft

 * Airbus Helicopters H160