Leonardo, which is showcasing a wide range of products at the ongoing show, has a longstanding presence in Malaysia of over 40 years.
The company has been especially successful in the rotorcraft market in Malaysia, with over 60 helicopters today in service with the Malaysian Armed Forces, Fire & Rescue Department (Bomba), Royal Malaysia Police, Maritim Malaysia, commercial and private owners.
Both the Royal Malaysian Navy and Air Force have selected the AW139 which delivers best-in-class performance with a maximum cruise speed of 165 knots (306 kph), a range in excess of 500 nm (927 km), endurance of 5 hours and superior hover performance. Leonardo is also promoting the AW149 in the region. Designed as a multi-role military helicopter it is already in-service internationally, including in Southeast Asia, and ready to replace aging battlefield helicopter fleets.
The AW149 is a latest-generation medium multi-role military helicopter that delivers the highly effective and survivable capability required by today’s armed forces, combining advanced technologies, equipment and weapons with unparalleled safety and performance characteristics. It is rapidly configurable for a wide range of demanding missions in the most severe operational environments. The AW149 was designed as a multi-role military helicopter and has been certified by the Italian Directorate of Air Armaments. The AW149 was designed from the outset with the modern battlefield in mind and in particular survivability on the modern battlefield including a comprehensive Defensive Aids System, safe separation of systems, ballistic tolerance and protection, key system redundancy, infra-red suppression, and military crashworthiness.
Leonardo’s AW149 is optimised for a multitude of battlefield missions and roles including movement of personnel and materiel, such as Troop Transport/Insertion/Extraction (up to 16 heavily equipped troops, 19 light) and Cargo Internal/Underslung External Loads; medical and casualty evacuation; Search and Rescue (SAR) and Personnel Recovery; special forces operations and Combat SAR; close air support/armed escort; Command and Control (C2); and Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR). The AW149 blends performance, lower life-cycle costs and day/night all-weather capability in a single platform. With a smaller external footprint than other helicopters in its class, but with similar cabin volume and large stowage area, the more modern has better performance than its competitor
Malaysia’s Fire and Rescue Department (Jabatan Bomba dan Penyelamat Malaysia) operates the AW189 helicopter, while the AW109 provides Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) services in Malaysia. The AW189 has proven extremely successful in Asia for a range of roles including public services and offshore transport.
The Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) will also receive two new ATR 72 MPA/ASW platforms from Leonardo. Leonardo has also supplied naval guns such as the OTO 76/62 SR “super rapid”, light torpedoes and heavy “Black Shark” torpedoes for the Royal Malaysian Navy and supplied its RAT31DL and RAT31 SL/E radars for the nation’s air defence.
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