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AgustaWestland Weapon Systems

AgustaWestland was the Anglo-Italian helicopter builder formed from Agusta and Westland Helicopters, later folded into Leonardo's helicopter division. In this catalog it anchors legacy AW-family rotorcraft records, especially the AW109 and related military and utility helicopter lines.

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AgustaWestland was created from the merger of Agusta and Westland Helicopters, bringing Italian and British rotorcraft lines under one builder. Leonardo's heritage pages place the formation in 2000 and treat AgustaWestland as part of the company's helicopter lineage.

For this catalog, AgustaWestland is the legacy manufacturer facet used for AW-family helicopter records. The profile connects those entries to Leonardo's current helicopter division and to the Yeovil manufacturing site that remains central to the UK rotorcraft line.

Military helicoptersCivil and utility helicoptersRotorcraft manufacturingHelicopter support and training

Notable Systems

AW109 family

The AW109 is the connected catalog system most directly tied to the AgustaWestland manufacturer facet and remains part of Leonardo's helicopter portfolio.

Sources: Leonardo Helicopters, Leonardo UK heritage timeline

AW139

Leonardo's helicopter product range includes the AW139, one of the major AgustaWestland-era rotorcraft families.

Sources: Leonardo Helicopters

AW159 Wildcat

Leonardo's UK heritage page describes the AW159 as developed and built by AgustaWestland in Yeovil.

Sources: Leonardo UK heritage timeline, Leonardo in Yeovil

AW101 Merlin

Leonardo's Yeovil heritage materials place the AW101 among the helicopters built at the UK rotorcraft site associated with AgustaWestland and its successor organization.

Sources: Leonardo in Yeovil, Leonardo UK heritage timeline

Builder History

  1. AgustaWestland formed

    Leonardo's UK heritage timeline says AgustaWestland was formed in 2000 when Westland Helicopters merged with Agusta.

    Sources: Leonardo UK heritage timeline

  2. Finmeccanica ownership consolidated

    Leonardo's Westland centenary material says AgustaWestland became wholly owned by Finmeccanica in 2004.

    Sources: Westland centenary press release

  3. Leonardo MW Limited formed

    Leonardo announced that Leonardo MW Limited would bring together AgustaWestland Ltd and other UK operations under a single entity from 1 January 2017.

    Sources: Leonardo MW Limited press release

Predecessors
AgustaWestland Helicopters
Successors
Leonardo Helicopters
Website links
Leonardo HelicoptersLeonardo UK heritage timelineLeonardo in Yeovil

AgustaWestland is treated as a legacy manufacturer name. Leonardo's current helicopter division is used as the successor context, and the profile avoids inventing a headquarters where the reliable sources reviewed did not clearly establish one.

Builder Sources

  • Leonardo UK heritage timelinePublisher: Leonardo | Note: Supports the 2000 AgustaWestland formation date, the Agusta-Westland heritage line, and the fact that Leonardo treats AgustaWestland as part of its helicopter history. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • Westland centenary press releasePublisher: Leonardo | Note: Supports the 2001/2004 consolidation narrative, including the statement that AgustaWestland became wholly owned by Finmeccanica in 2004. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • Leonardo in YeovilPublisher: Leonardo | Note: Supports the Yeovil helicopter manufacturing site, the long rotorcraft history there, and the line linking the location to AgustaWestland and its successor organization. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • Leonardo HelicoptersPublisher: Leonardo | Note: Supports the current helicopter-division website and product-family context used to connect the legacy AgustaWestland name to Leonardo's rotorcraft business. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • Westland's Airfield Wikimedia Commons filePublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Image provenance and reuse context for the Yeovil factory-airfield photograph; the file page shows the Geograph source and CC BY-SA 2.0 licensing and depicts the AgustaWestland factory site in Yeovil. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • Leonardo MW Limited press releasePublisher: Leonardo | Note: Supports the 2017 reorganization that brought AgustaWestland Ltd into Leonardo MW Limited as part of Leonardo's UK operations. | Accessed: 2026-06-21

Category

Aircraft & UAVs

Crewed aircraft, drones, and loitering munitions.

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