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Delivery of 16 AW-101 Norwegian all-weather SAR helicopters started

Rome, Italy - They will be operated by the local Royal Air Force and replace the Sea King aircraft currently in service

Leonardo announced that the first of 16 AW-101 allweather search and rescue helicopters has been delivered to the Norwegian Ministry of Justice & Public Security. The aircraft departed its Yeovil facility on November 17th for Sola Air Base in southern Norway where the aircraft will enter a period of Operational Test & Evaluation (OT&E) before entering service with the Royal Norwegian Air Force in 2018....

fra/pec - 1208590
Rome, Italy, 11/20/2017 09:45
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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