ParmBrick Posted September 13, 2022 Posted September 13, 2022 Hi guys! I'm back with a new model, the Leonardo AW249 Attack Helicopter, the future military chopper of the Italian Army, currently being tested. The Leonardo AW249 is a next generation attack helicopter in development for the Italian Army, as replacement for a replacement for the Agusta A129 Mangusta. It is to be larger, more survivable, and have greater autonomy than the Mangusta, incorporating stealth technologies and mission systems to control unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV)s. It has 20 mm chin-mounted cannon, Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Toplite targeting system and Spike missiles and/or Sidewinder missiles and/or Stinger missiles and/or Hydra missiles pods, everything on 6 hardpoints (3 for each wing), powerful jet engines, latest available digital communications and battlefield management systems, electro-optical countermeasures and other self-defence systems, such as the DIRCM (Direct InfraRed Counter Measures) ELT\577 QUIRIS and the ELT\162 radar warning receiver. It can lift a greater payload, has more accurate radar, a larger fuel tank (with the possibility of external fuel tanks on the wings), anti-air/anti-personnel/anti-tank capabilities. Quote
Feuer Zug Posted September 15, 2022 Posted September 15, 2022 Gorgeous work recreating this formidable attack helicopter. Your detail work on the AW249 is perfect. I like how you've got all the small bits like antennas included. Quote
ParmBrick Posted September 15, 2022 Author Posted September 15, 2022 5 hours ago, Feuer Zug said: Gorgeous work recreating this formidable attack helicopter. Your detail work on the AW249 is perfect. I like how you've got all the small bits like antennas included. Thank you very much! This is, by far, my best military helicopter, with my BlackHawk. Was a bit hard to gain the perfect curves as the real one, and maintain the correct proportion overall. I'm very happy with the result, and I'm glad you like it! Quote
ParmBrick Posted September 16, 2022 Author Posted September 16, 2022 1 hour ago, TheBeeze said: This is awesome! Great job sir! Thank you too! Hope this helicopter can be deployed in our armed forces as soon as possible, perhaps even embarked on our new aircraft carrier, the Trieste. Quote
ParmBrick Posted September 21, 2022 Author Posted September 21, 2022 3 hours ago, SATSOK said: awesome moc m8 !!!! Thank you! Quote
Vliebricker Posted November 18, 2022 Posted November 18, 2022 What an impressive flying beast you've created, ParmBrick, beautifully detailed. I really like the way you converted binoculars into a rocketpod! Quote
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