AgustaWestland
Industry Helicopter Predecessor Agusta Westland Helicopters Founded 2000 Defunct 2015 (merged in Leonardo) Headquarters Rome, Italy Products Helicopters History The collaboration between Agusta and Westland dates back to 1981, when the two companies established the European Helicopter Industries joint venture with the aim of developing a new medium-size utility helicopter, the EH101. In March 1999, Finmeccanica and GKN announced their intention to merge their respective helicopter subsidiaries.[8] The two parties announced finalised terms for the merger in July 2000, which included a 50:50 ownership structure. This company was founded in 2000, but it became defunct in 2015 when it merged with Leonardo . Even though it is now considered defunct, AgustaWestland is now the helicopters division that makes up the Leonardo Helicopters brand. There was a coll