Agusta A109

The AgustaWestland AW109 is a lightweight, twin-engine, eight-seat multi-purpose helicopter built by the Italian manufacturer Leonardo (formerly AgustaWestland, merged into the new Finmeccanica since 2016). The rotorcraft had the distinction of being the first all-Italian helicopter to be mass-produced.

Developed as the A109 by Agusta, it originally entered service in 1976 and has since been used in various roles, including light transport, medevac, search-and-rescue, and military roles. The AW109 has been in continuous production for 40 years. The AgustaWestland AW119 is a derivative of the AW109, the main difference being that it is powered only by a single engine instead.

Users

 * Albania
 * Albanian Air Force
 * Algeria
 * Gendarmerie Nationale
 * Algerian Police
 * Argentina
 * Argentine Army
 * Australia
 * Royal Australian Navy
 * Bangladesh
 * Bangladesh Navy
 * Belgium
 * Belgian Air Compoment
 * Bulgaria
 * Bulgarian Border Police
 * Chile
 * Carabineros de Chile
 * Egypt
 * Egyptian Air Force
 * Ghana
 * Ghana Air Force
 * Greece
 * Hellenic Air Force
 * Italy
 * Aeronautica Militare
 * Carabinieri
 * Guardia di Finanza
 * Italian Army
 * Italian State Police
 * State Forestry Corps
 * Vigili del Fuoco
 * Japan
 * Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department
 * Latvia
 * State Border Guard
 * Malaysia
 * Royal Malaysian Army
 * Mexico
 * Mexican Air Force
 * Mexican Navy
 * New Zealand
 * Royal New Zealand Air Force
 * Nigeria
 * Nigerian Air Force
 * Nigerian Navy
 * Oman
 * Royal Oman Police
 * Panama
 * Panamanian Aeronaval Service
 * Paraguay
 * Paraguayan Air Force
 * Peru
 * Peruvian Army
 * Philippine
 * Philippine Air Force
 * Philippine Navy
 * Slovenia
 * Slovenian Air Force
 * Slovenian Ministry of Defence
 * Slovenian Police
 * South Africa
 * South African Air Force
 * Sweden
 * Swedish Armed Forces
 * Turkmenistan
 * Turkmen Air Force
 * Uganda
 * Ugandan National Police
 * United Kingdom
 * British Army Air Corps
 * United States
 * United States Coast Guard
 * Venezuela
 * Venezuelan Army

Related Development

 * AgustaWestland AW109S Grand
 * AgustaWestland AW119 Koala
 * Agusta A129 Mangusta

Comparable Aircraft

 * Bell 222/230
 * Bell 430
 * Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin II
 * Eurocopter EC135
 * Sikorsky S-76