Leonardo AWHero
Italian 200 kg-class uncrewed helicopter with military certification and a modular maritime surveillance configuration.
- Country / region
- Italy
- Programme status
- Development / trials
- Sources reviewed
- 20 Sept 2026
- Primary domain
- Air
- System type
- Reconnaissance aircraft
- Developer / manufacturer
- Leonardo
- Origin / production countries
- Italy
- Other names
- No additional names recorded
- Variants / configurations
- Certified basic configuration; Enhanced maritime configuration
- Operators / programme customers
- Test and demonstration programme; operational customer fleet not established
Evidence & current status
Military certification is not equivalent to an operational fleet acceptance. The reviewed sources do not establish a current complete operator list.
Role & capabilities
- Reconnaissance aircraft
Specifications in context
- Airframe
- Uncrewed helicopter
Manufacturer-published specification; maximum values are not necessarily simultaneous.
Source ↗ - Launch / recovery
- Automatic vertical take-off and deck landing
Manufacturer-published specification; maximum values are not necessarily simultaneous.
Source ↗ - Propulsion
- Heavy fuel
Manufacturer-published specification; maximum values are not necessarily simultaneous.
Source ↗ - Dimensions
- Not established from the reviewed public sources.
Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.
Source ↗ - Mass
- 200 kg MTOW class
Manufacturer-published specification; maximum values are not necessarily simultaneous.
Source ↗ - Endurance
- Six hours
Manufacturer-published specification; maximum values are not necessarily simultaneous.
Source ↗ - Range
- 100 km data-link coverage, extendable
Manufacturer-published specification; maximum values are not necessarily simultaneous.
Source ↗ - Speed
- Not established from the reviewed public sources.
Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.
Source ↗ - Altitude
- Not established from the reviewed public sources.
Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.
Source ↗ - Payload
- Underbelly bay up to 40 kg; nose bay up to 20 kg; combined limits not stated
Manufacturer-published specification; maximum values are not necessarily simultaneous.
Source ↗ - Sensors
- EO/IR, maritime radar and AIS; other modular payload options
Manufacturer-published specification; maximum values are not necessarily simultaneous.
Source ↗ - Communications / navigation
- Encrypted redundant data link; standardised ground-station interfaces
Manufacturer-published specification; maximum values are not necessarily simultaneous.
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