The AW139 in maritime search and rescue
The Leonardo AW139 delivers the performance envelope SAR demands. It offers power for sustained flight at search altitude, cabin space for mission consoles alongside rescue crew and equipment, and the endurance to stay on station. Twin-engine redundancy and all-weather systems keep it viable in the unpredictable conditions of over-water operations.
The platform’s real value shows once it arrives on scene. A well-equipped cabin becomes a mobile coordination post where sensor feeds drive decisions and decisions drive the rescue.
AIMS-ISR on the AW139
AIMS-ISR gives the AW139 cabin a unified operating picture. EO/IR, radar, and AIS feeds converge into one georeferenced display with no manual correlation and no interpretation lag. The mission operator sees the whole search area at once, with contacts and environmental data layered together.
Every observation records as evidence-grade mission data: a complete, timestamped log of what was seen and when. That continuity matters for debriefs, after-action analysis, and the institutional memory that shapes how the next search is planned.
Mission profiles
- Search and rescue: over-water search coordination with real-time sensor fusion and recorded mission intelligence
- Coast guard aviation: maritime surveillance and coastal protection with integrated sensor oversight
