Leonardo S.p.A. the Anglo-Italian multinational, announced today that the Portuguese Ministry of Defence has chosen the AW119Kx as its new multi-role single engine helicopter. This order is a result of a tendering process, launched in May 2017, that elicited applications from Leonardo and Airbus Defence and Space SAS, based in Toulouse, France.
The Portuguese Air Force is due to take delivery of five new aircraft with an option for a further two.