AgustaWestland North America, Inc. was awarded a $37.8 million contract with the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command (AMCOM) Contracting Center for Foreign Military Sales to the Egyptian Air Force.

“AgustaWestland is proud to partner with the U.S. Army and our allies to provide the most advanced rotorcraft technology for their mission needs,” said R. Scott Rettig, chief executive officer of AgustaWestland North America. “We are committed to exceeding our customer’s expectations and believe the modern, best selling AW139 will be a valued asset for the Egyptian Air Force’s helicopter fleet.”

AgustaWestland will configure two Pennsylvania-built AW139s for search and rescue missions; support the U.S. Army in training aircrews; and provide a spare parts package to ensure successful fielding of the aircraft. Designed with inherent multi-role capability and flexibility of operation, the AW139 offers unmatched performance and safety levels as well as the largest cabin in its class. AgustaWestland manages an active, highly efficient AW139 production line in the company’s Philadelphia, Pa. manufacturing facility, where it will also produce the recently added, advanced military AW139M

Agusta Westland press release