Kopter AW09

The Kopter AW09, rebranded in Leonardo AW09, (formerly the Marenco Swisshelicopter SKYe SH09 and Kopter SH09) is the Leonardo small civil helicopter division's five-to-eight seat, single-engine multirole helicopter which is currently under development at Kopter’s facilities. It is marketed as a clean-sheet design amongst a market sector dominated by decades-old airframe designs. The first prototype P1 first flew on 2 October 2014. P2 in February 2016, P3 during November 2018. There have been ongoing delays in first flight of prototypes and TC/commercial deliveries deadlines. On 8 April 2020, Italian manufacturer Leonardo announced the closing of the acquisition of Kopter Group AG (Kopter) from Lynwood (Schweiz). The purchase price consists of $185 million, plus earn out. At the time Kopter employed 320 people. On 21 April 2021 Leonardo rebranded the SH09 single-engine helicopter as the AW09.