AgustaWestland AW159 Wildcat
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The AgustaWestland AW159 Wildcat is a military helicopter, developed by the British-Italian helicopter manufacturer AgustaWestland, and later marketed by the Italian aerospace company Leonardo. It is
Wildcat HMA2 naval variant in 2013
Wildcat prototype ZZ401, 2011
An AW159 Wildcat (lower) flying alongside a Lynx (upper), its predecessor, July 2014
British Army AH1 with 0.5-inch (12.7mm) M3M heavy machine gun
Royal Navy
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The Royal Navy is the naval warfare force of the United Kingdom, responsible for defending the country, the Crown Dependencies, and the Overseas Territories from naval attack or invasion. It is a comp
AgustaWestland AW159 Wildcat
…duties. Development commenced during the early 2000s under the name Future Lynx to replace the existing Lynx helicopters then operated by both the Royal Navy and British Army. Refurbishment and upgrading of the existing first generation Lynx airframes was evaluated but found to be uneconomical in comparison…
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