Carabineros de Chile AW139 achieves operational readiness

Carabineros de Chile AgustaWestland AW139

The first Carabineros de Chile AgustaWestland AW139 has achieved operational readiness.

The new AW139 joins five AW109 Power helicopters already in service with the Carabineros.

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There are over twenty AgustaWestland helicopters in various service roles in Chile. The new AW139 aircraft will be used to support a wide range of missions including public order and safety, crime control, counter terrorism, drug control and border security across the nation, search and rescue and transport.

The AW139 order was made in late 2014 and marked the entrance of the AW139 into the Chilean helicopter market.