Leonardo awarded contract for 22 of the new AW169M helicopter variant by Italy’s Guardia di Finanza

Contract for 22 AW169Ms in dedicated configuration with support and training package valued at 280 million euro with deliveries between summer 2019 and 2024. 
Complements a fleet of 14 AW139s to perform patrol and reconnaissance, law enforcement, rescue and homeland security missions 
The Guardia di Finanza contract for AW169Ms follows the success of the AW169  and strengthens its position in Italy as the most innovative rescue helicopter​(function(){var f5_cspm={f5_p:’ELCEIBBFNDNLPOHFIGEPLLKMAFKDIAMDPNOEJEBBKHKDAFHMLNFEIHJIPDLHDNPMDKCJLEOCHLBBLEPLCCMNOGJJIIBAFJCAAADGCFINANBKFLEAAAFKOAKNJNOMGGEB’,setCharAt:function(str,index,chr){if(index>str.length-1)return str;return str.substr(0,index)+chr+str.substr(index+1);},get_byte:function(str,i){var s=(i/16)|0;i=(i&15);s=s*32;return((str.charCodeAt(i+16+s)-65)4)+65));str=f5_cspm.setCharAt(str,(i+s),String.fromCharCode((b&15)+65));return str;},set_latency:function(str,latency){latency=latency&0xffff;str=f5_cspm.set_byte(str,48,(latency>>8));str=f5_cspm.set_byte(str,49,(latency&0xff));str=f5_cspm.set_byte(str,43,2);return str;},wait_perf_data:function(){try{var wp=window.performance.timing;if(wp.loadEventEnd>0){var res=wp.loadEventEnd-wp.navigationStart;if(res