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The Ministry of Defence of North Macedonia has announced its decision to acquire helicopters from the Italian company Leonardo. This decision is part of the country's broader program to upgrade its armed forces.

North Macedonia selects Leonardo’s helicopters for its armed forces

Air, Top / By Defence Industry Europe

The Ministry of Defence of North Macedonia has announced its decision to acquire helicopters from the Italian company Leonardo.

Leonardo and the Directorate for Air Armaments and Airworthiness of the Italian Secretariat General of Defence/National Armaments Directorate signed yesterday the Acquisition Contract for the supply of an additional 18 AW169M Light Utility Helicopters (LUH) to the Austrian Ministry of Defence. The contract, valued at 304 million EUR, was signed following the Italy-Austria Government-to-Government (G2G) Agreement amendment signed in December 2022, through which Austria is exercising options for these additional units, providing further evidence of its confidence in the selected platform.

Leonardo signs contract to produce additional AW169M LUHs for Austrian Armed Forces

Air / By Defence Industry Europe

The value of the contract for additional AW169M LUH helicopters is EUR 304 million.