Israel orders seven Leonardo AW119Kx trainers to replace Bell 206s
Last week (Thursday), Israel’s Ministry of Defense and the Italian Defense Ministry signed an agreement regarding the procurement of seven advanced military training helicopters for the Israeli Air Force.
According to the agreement, the Ministry of Defense will purchase seven AW119Kx helicopters in a deal that will see the Italian Defense Ministry buy an equivalent value of Israeli military technology. The helicopters – to be utilized at the Flight Academy in Hatzerim AFB – are due to gradually replace the Israeli Air Force’s current “Saifan” (Bell 206) training helicopter, which has been in use since the 1970s.
19 Feb, 2019, Source: Israeli AF
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