AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, has been awarded contracts totally valued about EUR 260 million [translates today as $357M.  Ed] to supply helicopters for both commercial and government applications to customers in various nations including USA, Brazil, UK and Japan.

Contracts, signed during Heli-Expo, held in Anaheim, California, include a total of 24 aircraft such as the AW119Kx, GrandNew, AW139 and AW189, and support and training services. The helicopters will be used for off-shore transport, emergency medical service, search and rescue, firefighting, disaster relief, passenger transport.

Latest technology, operational flexibility, cost/effectiveness and customer-oriented services with a range of solutions supporting the platforms continues to be the right combination of factors to increase the competitiveness of AgustaWestland in the helicopter market which features a large variety of demanding requirements. With these latest contracts, the Company further strengthens its leading position in the international market.