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.
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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
A Wildcat taking off from RFA Argus during trials in 2011
ZZ406, the first production Wildcat delivered to the AAC in May 2012
Philippine Navy's AW-159 Wildcat onboard the BRP Antonio Luna FF-151.
Wildcat AH1 of British Army Air Corps 652(OC) Sqn
Head-on view of an AW159 Wildcat. Note the nose-mounted optical sensor
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