Italian based company, Agusta merged with the helicopter company, Westland in the 1960s which established the new name, AgustaWestland. Westland which was founded in 1935 began making aircraft in the United Kingdom until the merge in 2001. Agusta was established in 1923 in Samarate, Northern Italy by Giovanni Agusta. In 2010, this company also acquired most of the Polish based helicopter company, PZL-Swidnik.
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