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Aegista ak Westland fini yon akò nan travay sou pwojè a ansanm, epi ki te fòme yon ansanm-posede nouvo konpayi, EH Industries Limited (Ei), yo pouswiv devlopman ak maketing nan elikoptè a nouvo nan operatè potansyèl yo. Sou 12 jen 1981, gouvènman an UK konfime patisipasyon li nan pwojè a, resevwa lajan yon bidjè inisyal la nan £ 20 milyon dola yo devlope nèf egzanp pre-seri. Yon akò pi gwo, ki garanti finansman pou majorite a nan pwogram devlopman EH101 a, te siyen pa tou de gouvènman yo Britanik, ak Italyen an nan 1984. Nan Air Show nan 1985 Pari, Aegista te montre yon Metye-up nan yon vèsyon sèvis piblik nan elikoptè a nouvo, ki mennen ale nan yon konsepsyon plis jeneralize ki te kapab Customized satisfè bezwen yo nan divès kalite kliyan sivil oswa militè yo. pwototip an premye te pran vòl sou 9 Oktòb 1987.
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Agusta and Westland finalised an agreement to work on the project together, and formed a jointly-owned new company, EH Industries Limited (EHI), to pursue the development and marketing of the new helicopter to potential operators. On 12 June 1981, the UK government confirmed its participation in the project, allocated an initial budget of £20 million to develop nine pre-series examples. A major agreement, which secured funding for the majority of the EH101's development program, was signed by both the British and Italian governments in 1984. At the 1985 Paris Air Show, Agusta showed a mock-up of a utility version of the new helicopter, leading to a more generalised design that could be customised to meet the needs of various civilian or military customers. The first prototype flew on 9 October 1987.