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  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 ...