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Attack helicopter
Leonardo Helicopters AW249 Fenice is a attack helicopter originating in Italy. It was built by Leonardo.
Technical data
Attack helicopter
Italy
Leonardo
Under development
Italian Army Aviation
4 (early 2025)
12 August 2022
two
2,800 kg (6,200 lb) (weapons)
17.63 m (57 ft 10 in)
14.60 m (47 ft 11 in)
4.60 m (15 ft 1 in)
4.26 m (14 ft 0 in)
8,300 kg (18,298 lb)
2 × General Electric CT7 -8E6 turboshaft Max take-off power: 2,503 shp (1,866 kW) Max continuous power: 2,274 shp (1,696 kW))
287 km/h (178 mph, 155 kn) (at maximum cruise power, with an average mission weight)
259 km/h (161 mph, 140 kn)
796 km (495 mi, 430 nmi)
4 hours 5 minutes (at maximum take-off power, with an average mission weight)
6,100 m (20,000 ft)
11.9 m/s (2,350 ft/min)
Gatling gun Leonardo TM197B (with 3 × 20 mm barrels, Integrated Helmet Display System enslaved)
6 (2 under each wing, 1 on the wingtip)
Software defined radios (civil and military), Tactical Data Link 16. LTE Gateway for tactical data transfers, wide-band Datalink for UAV control (line of sight), IFF
Hydra 70 (launchers with 7 or 19 rockets, up to 4 launchers on the hardpoints under the wings)
Air-to-ground: Rafael Spike ER2 ,or Rafael Spike LR2 (launchers with 2 or 4 missiles each, up to 4 launchers on the hardpoints under the wings) Air-to-air missiles : likely MBDA Italia Fulgur (up to 2 launchers with two rails launching missiles, can be installed on the 6 hardpoints)
observation and targeting system, pilot night vision system
full EW suite with passive / active countermeasures, anti-jamming, anti GPS-spoofing
helmet display system, enhanced human machine interface, battlefield management system, integrated mission system
2 multi-core touchscreen large area displays (situational awareness), 4 multi-core touchscreen enhanced display control units (controlling the aircraft systems)
Rotor Diameter 14.60 m
Ceiling 20,000 ft
Weight 8,300 kg
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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| 28 Sept 2026 | 14.6 m | helicopters.leonardo.com | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 14.6 m | helicopters.leonardo.com | approved |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 14.6 m | helicopters.leonardo.com | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 14.6 m | helicopters.leonardo.com | superseded |
Leonardo Helicopters AW249 Fenice equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
ItalyReported count for Leonardo AW249. Service scope: Italian 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: 4 prototypes. 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.