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Leonardo AW139 will replace NNSA’s air sipping helicopters

Defense Daily Staff

Tuesday, March 1st, 2022

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Leonardo AW139 will replace NNSA’s air sipping helicopters

Close up illustration of atomic particle for nuclear energy imagery

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…

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