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Air Force Eyes Latest Italian Attack Helicopter

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Luciano Portolano expressed the hope that the friendly relations between Italy and Hungary could be further strengthened. He also confirmed that László Tömböl stressed that Hungary is particularly interested in deepening cooperation with Italy in the defense industry, according to the portal. The parties also identified specific Italian defense products and technologies that could meet relevant Hungarian needs. Three of them were mentioned: the combat helicopter segment, in particular the new AW249 NEES type, unmanned aerial systems (UAS) and unmanned aerial counter systems (C-UAS). The development and production of the new AW249 combat helicopters will be carried out by Leonardo, the flagship company of the Italian defense industry. However, it would surprise many if the Hungarian Air Force were to order one of these helicopters, even though this class of military gunships is not represented in Hungary’s helicopter order books. Only the defense versions of the French Airbus H145 and H