Alessandro Profumo, Leonardo CEO
Leonardo-Difesa, 346 million contract to strengthen bilateral collaboration between Italy and Austria
Leonardo and the Directorate of Aeronautical Weapons and Airworthiness of the General Secretariat of Defense National Directorate of Armaments yesterday signed the acquisition contract for the supply of AW169M LUH helicopters (Light Uitlity Helicopter) intended for the ministry of Austrian defense.
The contract, worth 346 million euros, was signed as part of theagreement Government-to-Government (G2G) Italy-Austria aimed at strengthening collaboration bilateral between the two countries and the definition of a strategic partnership in the helicopter field.
Austria looks to Italy and the AW169M LUH for replace the Alouette III helicopter fleet, in service since the sixties. The program includes the delivery of 18 helicopters from the Leonardo plant in Vergiate (Varese), you are in training version ‘B’, twelve in the ‘MA’ version advanced multirole with the integration of related mission systems and weapon systems, as well as a complete and dedicated support and training package.
Yesterday’s signature was achieved thanks to preliminary document to the G2G agreement signed by the Minister of Defense Lorenzo Guerini with the Austrian colleague Klaudia Tanner last December 2nd. For Minister of Defense, Lorenzo Guerini, there is satisfaction for “a result that concretizes the transition to a new season of cooperation in the procurement sector, confirming the appreciation of Italian technology and products at an international level. G2G is a very effective industrial policy tool, an intelligent formula to support exports in which we strongly believe “.
“We are pleased with the achievement – he says Alessandro Profumo, CEO of Leonardo – of this last stage to complete the G2G initiative between Italy and Austria, which allows us to contribute with the supply of the most advanced and effective technological solution to meet the rigorous requirements defined by the collaboration between the two Governments. We are ready to play an active role in this program “.
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