View Full Version : Leonardo proposing AW109 Trekker to ADF Special Forces
chopper2004
6th Sep 2018, 20:24
Leonardo offering AW109 Trekker as off-the-shelf solution to the Australian Defence Force’s needs for Land 2097, Phase 4 Special Operations Rotary Wing Capability.
https://www.verticalmag.com/press-releases/leonardo-presents-aw109-trekker-as-australian-special-forces-helicopter/
https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1859/43609685665_91ddc34a02_b.jpg
tartare
6th Sep 2018, 22:44
Don't buy European Australia!!!!
Wait for the Valor...
melmothtw
7th Sep 2018, 09:32
Don't buy European Australia!!!!
Wait for the Valor...
Good luck getting 4 of those in the back of a C-17 (as per the Oz SOF requirement). My money is on the Airbus H145M, personally.
2805662
8th Sep 2018, 10:27
A/MH-6 or bust! Well, maybe Bell 407. Just nothing European.
melmothtw
8th Sep 2018, 12:06
Not quite the same, but US Army more than happy with EC145. More than 400 ordered and still more to come.
2805662
8th Sep 2018, 21:15
Not quite the same, but US Army more than happy with EC145. More than 400 ordered and still more to come.
For non-operational (& largely domestic) roles. With the amount of mods to the UH-72, it’s only a little EC145 and not built in the EU. The polar opposite, capability wise, of what is required.