Agusta Westland AW109

Bangladesh has signed a contract for two AgustaWestland [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien]s to meet its navy requirement for new multi-mission helicopters.
To be delivered next year, the 3t-class aircraft will be suitable for roles including exclusive economic zone protection, maritime security, search and rescue and surface surveillance, the European manufacturer says.

The type will also be able to fly from the navy's frigate, the BNS Bangabandhu, it adds.
AgustaWestland will also deliver a package of aircrew instruction and initial operational maritime training under the deal, announced on 15 February.

Planning minister A K Khandker early this month announced plans to purchase new helicopters, plus two maritime patrol aircraft and a squadron of new fighters as part of an initiative to boost the effectiveness of Bangladesh's armed forces.

New Zealand's first A109 training helicopter should enter developmental test and evaluation in late March, having made its maiden flight from AgustaWestland's Vergiate plant in Italy in February.
To replace its aged Bell Sioux trainers, the Royal New Zealand Air Force's eventual fleet of five winch-equipped A109s will be used to instruct pilots and aircrew for its NH Industries NH90 transports and the navy's [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] SH-2G Seasprites.
The first aircraft will be delivered to New Zealand late this year and will enter service at RNZAF Base Ohakea during 2011. A simulator for the A109 will arrive next year, and a virtual interactive procedural trainer is already in use at Ohakea.
Powered by two turbine engines, the A109 can carry three crew and up to five passengers.