AW101

Utility & Special-Mission Helicopters · Air · operated by 1 country on the map · 16 units on record

The AgustaWestland AW101 is a three-engine medium-lift helicopter developed jointly by the UK's Westland and Italy's Agusta, first flown in 1987. Norway operates AW101s under the name 'SAR Queen' for long-range search-and-rescue duties, replacing the Sea King.

Photo from open sources, shown for identification of the type · 7 photos in the gallery on the map

Operators

Country	Branch	Quantity
Norway	Royal Norwegian Air Force	16 (+2 ordered)	on the map →

Note

16 AW101 'SAR Queen' in service (of the original 16-aircraft buy, option for 6 more); in January 2026 Norway ordered 2 additional units and decided to move the Tromsø SAR base to RNoAF control by 2030.

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