SAR Helicopter Anders Anundsen, Minister of Justice and Public Security, and Daniele Romiti, CEO of AgustaWestland
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, has been awarded a contract for 16 AW101 helicopters as also support and training, valued at approximately €1.15 billion, to meet the Norwegian All Weather SAR Helicopter (NAWSARH) requirement.
The contract also includes an option for six more aircraft. The AW101 emerged once again as the best solution to meet the stringent requirements stipulated by the Selection Committee. The AW101 benefits from three-engine safety, a full ice protection system for flight in known icing conditions, long range and endurance, a proven 30-minute “run dry” gearbox as well as multiple redundancy features in the avionic and mission systems. Aircraft deliveries to the Royal Norwegian Air Force will commence in 2017and continue through to 2020.
SAR Helicopter
The aircraft will be assembled at AgustaWestland’s Yeovil facility in the UK.
The aircraft will be equipped with an advanced SAR equipment package including a multi-panel AESA surveillance radar system from Selex ES that provides 360° coverage, four-axis digital Automatic Flight Control System (AFCS), two rescue hoists, searchlight, electro-optical device and a fully integrated avionics and mission system.
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