Manufacturer catalog

WSK PZL-Swidnik

WSK PZL-Swidnik is Poland's long-running helicopter manufacturer in Świdnik, now part of Leonardo, whose cataloged output spans licensed rotary-wing production and modern military helicopter assembly.

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WSK PZL-Swidnik is the catalog name used for the Świdnik helicopter plant now operating as Leonardo PZL-Świdnik. The company was established in 1951 and moved from aircraft parts into licensed helicopter production in the 1950s, becoming one of Poland's core rotary-wing industrial sites.

For this catalog, the builder groups cataloged systems tied to PZL-Swidnik name variants and the company's helicopter program history, including legacy Mi-2 production and current Leonardo-era rotorcraft work. The aliases keep legal and historical spellings together for browsing and search.

HelicoptersMilitary rotorcraftRotary-wing aircraft productionAerospace manufacturingAerostructures

Notable Systems

Mi-2, Light twin-turbine utility and training helicopter, Aircraft & UAVs

Mi-2

Light twin-turbine utility and training helicopter

Leonardo's historical overview places PZL-Swidnik in the licensed Mi-1/SM-1 production transition that led into the Mi-2-era rotary-wing line.

Sources: Leonardo PZL-Świdnik history

SW-4 Solo

Leonardo's MSPO 2018 material identifies the SW-4 Solo as one of PZL-Świdnik's contemporary helicopter programmes.

Sources: Leonardo MSPO 2018

AW149

Leonardo's 2024 release says PZL-Świdnik opened local AW149 production for the Polish Armed Forces.

Sources: Leonardo AW149 line 2024

Manufacturer History

  1. Company established

    Leonardo's historical material says PZL-Świdnik was established in 1951.

    Sources: Leonardo PZL-Świdnik history

  2. Licensed helicopter production begins

    Leonardo says the company changed direction in 1954 with licensed production of the Mil Mi-1, known in Poland as the SM-1.

    Sources: Leonardo PZL-Świdnik history

  3. Leonardo investment completed

    Leonardo's Poland page says the group invested in PZL-Świdnik in 2010 and describes it as the country's national helicopter manufacturer.

    Sources: Leonardo Poland

  4. AW149 production line opens

    Leonardo announced the opening of PZL-Świdnik's production line for the AW149 helicopters of the Polish Armed Forces.

    Sources: Leonardo AW149 line 2024

Website links
PZL-Świdnik homeLeonardo PolandLeonardo PZL-Świdnik historyLeonardo AW149 line 2024

The company is referenced in official and historical materials as WSK PZL-Świdnik, PZL-Świdnik, Leonardo PZL-Świdnik, and the legal Wytwórnia Sprzętu Komunikacyjnego "PZL-Świdnik" S.A.; aliases normalize those spellings.

Manufacturer Sources

  • PZL-Świdnik homePublisher: Leonardo PZL-Świdnik | Note: Supports the company's current public name, helicopter-manufacturing role, and Świdnik headquarters address block. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • Leonardo PolandPublisher: Leonardo | Note: Supports the 2010 Leonardo investment, the Polish helicopter-manufacturing role, and the company's address and employment context. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • Leonardo PZL-Świdnik historyPublisher: Leonardo | Note: Supports the 1951 founding, the 1954 shift into licensed Mil Mi-1/SM-1 helicopter production, and the company's helicopter-production-cycle role. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • Leonardo MSPO 2018Publisher: Leonardo Helicopters | Note: Supports the SW-4 Solo programme and the W-3PL Głuszec contemporary product context at PZL-Świdnik. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • Leonardo AW149 line 2024Publisher: Leonardo | Note: Supports the current AW149 production line and Leonardo ownership context at the Świdnik plant. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • Piotr Kownacki, Elżbieta Kruk, PZL Świdnik, 24-03-2009.jpgPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports image provenance and the CC BY-SA/GFDL reuse context for the factory-visit image at the Świdnik plant. | Accessed: 2026-06-21

Produced weapons

Category

Aircraft & UAVs

Crewed aircraft, drones, and loitering munitions.

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Mi-2, Light twin-turbine utility and training helicopter, Aircraft & UAVs2020 Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict, 2014 Russia-Ukraine War +2 moreMi-2Light twin-turbine utility and training helicopterBuilt in: PolandThe Mi-2, NATO reporting name Hoplite, is a Soviet-designed light utility helicopter produced in Poland by PZL-Swidnik. It moved the Mi-1 light-helicopter concept to twin turboshaft power, giving operators a compact transport, training, rescue, reconnaissance, and limited armed-support platform. Cataloged conflict evidence ranges from Soviet and Nagorno-Karabakh inventory context to Ukrainian loss and transfer records and Myanmar reporting on junta air attacks.