Lego Leonardo AW249 Attack Helicopter
The Leonardo AW249 is a next generation attack helicopter in development for the Italian Army, as replacement for a replacement for the Agusta A129 Mangusta. It is to be larger, more survivable, and have greater autonomy than the Mangusta, incorporating stealth technologies and mission systems to control unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV)s.
It has 20 mm chin-mounted cannon, Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Toplite targeting system and Spike missiles and/or Sidewinder missiles and/or Stinger missiles and/or Hydra missiles pods, everything on 6 hardpoints (3 for each wing), powerful jet engines, latest available digital communications and battlefield management systems, electro-optical countermeasures and other self-defence systems, such as the DIRCM (Direct InfraRed Counter Measures) ELT\577 QUIRIS and the ELT\162 radar warning receiver. It can lift a greater payload, has more accurate radar, a larger fuel tank (with the possibility of external fuel tanks on the wings), anti-air/anti-personnel/anti-tank capabilities.
Lego Leonardo AW249 Attack Helicopter
The Leonardo AW249 is a next generation attack helicopter in development for the Italian Army, as replacement for a replacement for the Agusta A129 Mangusta. It is to be larger, more survivable, and have greater autonomy than the Mangusta, incorporating stealth technologies and mission systems to control unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV)s.
It has 20 mm chin-mounted cannon, Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Toplite targeting system and Spike missiles and/or Sidewinder missiles and/or Stinger missiles and/or Hydra missiles pods, everything on 6 hardpoints (3 for each wing), powerful jet engines, latest available digital communications and battlefield management systems, electro-optical countermeasures and other self-defence systems, such as the DIRCM (Direct InfraRed Counter Measures) ELT\577 QUIRIS and the ELT\162 radar warning receiver. It can lift a greater payload, has more accurate radar, a larger fuel tank (with the possibility of external fuel tanks on the wings), anti-air/anti-personnel/anti-tank capabilities.