AgustaWestland NV is a British-Italian[3] multinational helicopter design and manufacturing company, and a wholly owned subsidiary of Finmeccanica.
It was formed in July 2000 when Finmeccanica and GKN merged their respective helicopter subsidiaries (Agusta and Westland Helicopters) to form AgustaWestland, with each holding a 50% share. Finmeccanica acquired GKN's stake in AgustaWestland in 2004.