
Around 2024, the Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) expects to take delivery of a pair of new AW139 helicopters, joining the Air Force in swapping a rotary fleet of Bell [TXT] birds for Leonardo aircraft. The two Leonardo helicopters for the civilian agency’s aerial measuring system (AMS) fleet will carry the same distinctive livery that the current twin-engine Bell 412s aircraft do: Axalta Starlight Silver, Dark Blue and a Wildcat Yellow stripe, according to the agency’s request…