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Medium-lift military helicopter
AgustaWestland AW149 is a medium-lift military helicopter originating in Italy. It was built by AgustaWestland Finmeccanica Leonardo S.p.A..
ItalyAgustaWestland AW149
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Italy
AgustaWestland Finmeccanica Leonardo S.p.A.
In service
Egyptian Navy Royal Thai Army Polish Army
2009–present
13 November 2009
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2
19 troops with light equipment, 16 combat laden troops
17.57 m (57 ft 8 in)
14.60 m (47 ft 11 in)
3.06 m (0 in)
5.14 m (16 ft 10 in)
8,600 kg (18,960 lb)
2 × Safran Aneto -1K , 1,715 kW (2,300 hp) each Maximum continuous power
14.6 m (47 ft 11 in)
310 km/h (190 mph, 170 kn)
278 km/h (173 mph, 150 kn)
1,009 km (627 mi, 545 nmi)
five hours and five minutes
4,600 m (15,000 ft) (1,770 m (5,810 ft) hovering ceiling)
four, with the following combinations:
11.2 m 3 (400 cu ft) for the cab, 2.4 m 3 (85 ft 3 ) for stowage
3,880 kg (8,550 lb) useful load, 2,800 kg (6,200 lb) for the cargo hook
FZ231 pod with 12 × 70 mm rocket
a multi-launcher pod capable of 4 × AGM-114 Hellfire II
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
True scale
Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 17.57 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 17.57 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
AgustaWestland AW149 equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
EgyptAir Force exact named equipment holdings: AW149 (incl 9 SAR). Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: HELICOPTERS / MRH. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
Reported count for AgustaWestland AW149. Service scope: Egyptian Air Force; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): in service: 5. Origin: Italy. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
North Macedonia
PolandArmy exact named equipment holdings: AW149. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: HELICOPTERS / MRH. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
ThailandArmy exact named equipment holdings: AW149. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: HELICOPTERS / MRH. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
Reported count for AgustaWestland AW149. Service scope: Royal Thai Army; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): quantity: 5. Origin: Italy. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.