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AgustaWestland AW159 Wildcat facts for kids

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AgustaWestland AW159 Lynx Wildcat MOD 45152777
AgustaWestland AW159 Wildcat.

The AgustaWestland AW159 Wildcat is a modernized variant of the British helicopter Westland Lynx. Its first flight was in November 2009. It is built by AgustaWestland in Yeovil, Somerset. South Korea will in 2016 be the first foreign country to use the helicopter. In the UK it will be used by British Army and Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm.

Images for kids

  • AgustaWestland AW-159 Lynx Wildcat AH1 - Chris Lofting

    Wildcat prototype ZZ401, 2011

  • Blackcat Formation - RAF Waddington. 05-7-2014 (14580899242)

    An AW159 Wildcat (lower) flying alongside a Lynx (upper), its predecessor, July 2014

  • AAC Wildcat Mk1 MOD 45162204

    British Army AH1 with 0.5-inch (12.7mm) M3M heavy machine gun

  • Wildcat Helicopter Trials Onboard RFA Argus MOD 45153723

    A Wildcat taking off from RFA Argus during trials in 2011

  • ZZ406 Wildcat AH1 of the AAC

    ZZ406, the first production Wildcat delivered to the AAC in May 2012

  • SDSC 3060-high

    Wildcat AH1 of British Army Air Corps 652(OC) Sqn

  • AgustaWestland AW159 Lynx Wildcat MOD 45152773

    Head-on view of an AW159 Wildcat. Note the nose-mounted optical sensor

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