APPH to Supply Landing Gear for Super Lynx and AW159
Source: APPH, 06-Mar-13
APPH, a BBA Aviation company, has been selected by AgustaWestland to supply landing gear for the Super Lynx 300 and AW159 helicopters. AgustaWestland recently announced its first export order for the AW159 from South Korea’s Defence Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA), initially for eight aircraft. This order is in addition to 62 aircraft under contract to [...]
AgustaWestland selects Thales dipping sonars
Source: Thales, 07-Feb-13
Agusta Westland has selected Thales as the supplier of compact dipping sonars to equip its Lynx light helicopters for export markets. The latest in Thales’s FLASH range, the FLASH Compact is designed for smaller and lighter helicopters than those already using the FLASH sonar. The FLASH Compact sonar features an optimised, lightweight architecture as well as a [...]
First Navy Wildcat makes maiden flight
Source: UK MoD, 29-Jan-13
The Wildcat has a more powerful engine, allowing it to be flown in extreme conditions all year round. It is also equipped with a more robust fuselage, a high-tech interactive display and a new radar system that provides 360-degree surveillance. The Wildcat HMA Mark 2 will carry Sting Ray torpedoes, a door-mounted, 0.5-inch heavy machine [...]
First export sale for AW159 Wildcat
Source: AgustaWestland, 16-Jan-13
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce that the Republic of Korea has selected the AW159 helicopter to meet its Maritime Operational Helicopter requirement. The contract for eight AW159 helicopters for the Republic of Korea Navy is the first export order for this new generation aircraft, known as the AW159 Wildcat in UK service. [...]
Denmark choses MH-60R over AW159
Source: Forsvarsministeren, 22-Nov-12
[electronic translation] The government and the Liberal Party, the Danish People’s Party, Liberal Alliance and the Conservative Party have agreed on the choice of Denmark’s new ship-based helicopter. The government and the parties behind the current defense have agreed to choose the American helicopter MH-60R Seahawk as Denmark’s new ship-based helicopter to replace the current [...]
Pennant highlights Lynx Wildcat project in half year results
Source: HeliHub.com, 05-Sep-12
British based Pennant Group has released its half year results for the six months to 30th June 2012. The numbers make good reading with revenues up 43%, Profit before tax up 178% and basic earnings per share increased by 207%. The highlights particularly focused on “Development of Lynx Wildcat helicopter Maintenance Training Equipment project” but [...]
AgustaWestland AW159 Wildcat delivered to UK military
Source: AgustaWestland, 12-Jul-12
A ceremony was held today at the Farnborough International Airshow, in the presence of the Secretary of State for Defence, the Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP, to celebrate the successful delivery to the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of the new AgustaWestland AW159 Wildcat multi-role helicopter. The first AW159 Wildcat was accepted in April 2012 and [...]
Selex Galileo boosts awareness and protection on-board the UK Lynx Wildcat
Source: Selex Galileo, 11-Jul-12
SELEX Galileo welcomes the delivery of the first AgustaWestland AW159 Lynx Wildcat helicopter to the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) in a ceremony that took place today at the Farnborough Air show . The Company is proud to contribute to the Lynx Wildcat programme by providing leading edge technologies including the innovative Active Electronically Scanned [...]
AW159 Wildcat delivery ceremony scheduled for Farnborough 2012
Source: HeliHub.com, 05-Jul-12
AgustaWestland is to hold a delivery ceremony next week at the Farnborough Air Show for the AW159 Wildcat. The company will host the event on Wednesday 11th July from 9am in the morning. A short ceremony in the presence of Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP, Secretary of State for Defence, will be followed by a [...]
Scandinavian Avionics signs agreement with AgustaWestland
Source: Scandinavian Avionics, 20-Apr-12
Scandinavian Avionics A/S is pleased to announce that it has signed a Heads of Agreement with AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company. Under the agreement, should the AW159 be selected for the Danish Maritime Helicopter Programme (MHP) Scandinavian Avionics A/S will provide a range of avionic support services to AgustaWestland. As part of the wider Industrial Co-operation [...]
Indra chooses Christie Matrix StIM systems for AW159 simulators
Source: Christie, 12-Apr-12
Christie®, a leader in simulation projection display and visualisation solutions, announced that the Spanish company Indra, the premier IT company in Spain and a leading IT multinational in Europe, has acquired a significant number of the award-winning Christie Matrix StIM™ simulation projection systems to develop three simulators to be used by the British Army and [...]
Stirling Dynamics wins Wildcat G-Seat order
Source: Stirling Dynamics, 26-Feb-12
Indra has awarded a contract to Stirling Dynamics for the design and development of G Seats for the AW159 Lynx Wildcat helicopter simulators to be supplied to AgustaWestland. Stirling will provide state-of-the-art motion cueing technology for two Full Mission Simulators (FMS) and a Flight Training Device (FTD). The seats will simulate the onset of “g” [...]
Royal Navy “impressed” by AW159 Lynx Wildcat
Source: Royal Navy, 22-Feb-12
The groundwork for the Navy’s next-generation helicopter has been completed after 20 days of demanding trials for the state-of-the-art Wildcat aboard HMS Iron Duke. The Portsmouth-based frigate sought the most challenging weather conditions around the UK a she took the Wildcat – successor to the long-serving Lynx – to sea to help write the rulebook [...]
AW159 Wildcat completes sea trials on HMS Iron Duke
Source: UK MoD, 20-Feb-12
The Royal Navy’s next generation helicopter, Wildcat, has completed 20 days of demanding trials aboard HMS Iron Duke, laying the groundwork for future operations. Wildcat landed nearly 400 times on the frigate’s flight deck by day and night in various weather conditions as the ship sailed off the coasts of southern England and northern Scotland. [...]
AgustaWestland and Systematic to explore business opportunities worldwide
Source: AgustaWestland, 23-Jan-12
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, and Systematic A/S of Denmark today signed a Heads of Agreement (HoA) in Copenhagen to jointly explore business opportunities worldwide. AgustaWestland and Systematic will also work towards the integration of the SitaWare range of systems with AgustaWestland’s rotorcraft platforms and assist Systematic with the development and international marketing of its products [...]
Wildcat begins sea trials aboard frigate HMS Iron Duke
Source: UK MoD, 12-Jan-12
Wildcat, the Navy’s next-generation helicopter, has begun its most extensive trials yet, joining a frigate at sea for the first time. The successor to the trusty Lynx, which has served the Navy and the Army admirably since the 1970s, will spend the next month flying on and off HMS Iron Duke in the English Channel [...]
Lynx Wildcat makes first deck landings
Source: Royal Navy, 23-Dec-11
Being guided down on to the flight deck of HMS Iron Duke, this is the first appearance of the Fleet Air Arm’s next-generation helicopter on the back of a Royal Navy warship. On a very wet December day, a Wildcat landed aboard the frigate in Portsmouth Harbour for three days of trials in and out [...]
Royal Navy’s new Wildcat makes first landing at sea
Source: UK MoD, 09-Nov-11
The Royal Navy’s next-generation helicopter, the Wildcat, has landed on a ship at sea for the first time. On 7 November, the aircraft touched down on the flight deck of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) aviation trials ship Argus off England’s south coast, at the start of four weeks of tough trials for air and [...]
Indra awarded contract to develop AW159 simulators
Source: Indra, 10-Aug-11
Indra, the premier IT Company in Spain and a leading IT multinational in Europe, after being selected as a result of a competitive process, is pleased to announce their partnership with AgustaWestland for the design and development of the Aircrew Training Equipment (ATE) the British Ministry of Defence will use to train pilots of the [...]
Ford Aerospace extends contract with AgustaWestland
Source: Shields Gazette, 25-Jul-11
Ford Aerospace has signed a three-year deal with AgustaWestland which boosts the company’s plans for global growth and development. Ford will supply an innovative metallic product, the concept of which reduces the part count and the need to re-grind, and vicariously reducing assembly costs at the same time. (Full story)
AW159 makes its first appearance at Paris Air Show
Source: AgustaWestland, 21-Jun-11
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce that the first production AW159 helicopter will be making its first appearance at the Paris Air Show. Sixty two AW159s have been ordered by the UK Ministry of Defence for the Army and Royal Navy to fulfil both over land and maritime missions with a common platform. [...]
First contract for Thales’ Lightweight Multi-role Missile
Source: Thales, 06-Apr-11
Thales UK and the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) have today announced an innovative approach to contracting under the principles of Team Complex Weapons (TCW). The two parties have agreed to ‘re-role’ previously contracted budgets to facilitate the full-scale development, series production and introduction of the Lightweight Multi-role Missile (LMM) into service for UK Armed [...]
Pennant wins £10M for AW159 maintenance training equipment
Source: Pennant, 23-Mar-11
Pennant International Group plc (“Pennant”), is delighted to announce that its wholly owned subsidiary, Pennant Training Systems Limited, has been awarded a contract worth in excess of £10 million by AgustaWestland. The contract is for the development of Maintenance Training Equipment for the AW159 Lynx Wildcat helicopter. The suite of hardware devices will be used [...]
AW awarded £76M Lynx Wildcat training facility contract
Source: AgustaWestland, 08-Mar-11
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce that it has signed a contract with the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) to design and develop an integrated training solution which includes the building and equipping of a new modern training centre for the AW159 Lynx Wildcat helicopter. The state-of-the-art training centre will be located at [...]
Third and final AW159 Lynx Wildcat test aircraft makes first filght
Source: AgustaWestland, 22-Nov-10
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce that the third and final AW159 test aircraft successfully completed its maiden flight on November 19th at AgustaWestland’s Yeovil facility in the UK. During its maiden flight a range of general handling checks were completed and it performed as expected. The aircraft, designated TI3, is the third [...]
South Africa builds up Lynx spares inventory
Source: defenceWeb, 21-Oct-10
The South African Air Force is building up its spares inventory for the AgustaWestland SuperLynx Mk64 maritime helicopters
Second AW159 Lynx Wildcat makes its first flight
Source: AgustaWestland, 15-Oct-10
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce that the second AW159 multi-role military helicopter successfully completed its maiden flight at AgustaWestland’s Yeovil facility yesterday. During its maiden flight a range of general handling checks were completed and it performed as expected. The aircraft, designated TI2, is the second of three test aircraft that will [...]
AW159 Lynx Wildcat makes first appearance at Farnborough
19-Jul-10
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce that the AW159 Lynx Wildcat will be making its first appearance at the Farnborough International Air Show. The AW159, which will be known as the Lynx Wildcat in Royal Navy and British Army service, is a new generation multi-role helicopter that will replace existing Lynx helicopters. Sixty [...]
AgustaWestland’s 24×7 Fleet Operations Centre now fully operational
Source: AgustaWestland, 19-Jul-10
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce its new Fleet Operations Centre is now fully operational. The centre forms an important part of AgustaWestland’s ongoing investment to deliver ever improving levels of support to its customers around the world. The new centre is collocated with the AgustaWestland Logistics Centre at the Avioport Logistic Park, [...]
Naval Future Lynx lands safely following development tests
11-May-10
AgustaWestland has conducted a series of tests on the undercarriage of the future Lynx naval helicopter using HBM’s data acquisition equipment to ensure superior operational landing performance. The Lynx – with a maximum take-off weight of 6,000 kg – has a long pedigree as a twin-engine, multi-role aircraft used by the British Army and the [...]
First Four Lynx Mk9A Helicopters Delivered Just 12 Months After Contract Award
Source: AgustaWestland, 24-Dec-09
New AgustaWestland AW159 Wildcat Takes To The Air in UK
Source: AgustaWestland, 16-Nov-09
AgustaWestland is pleased to announce that the first AW159 multi-role military helicopter successfully completed its maiden flight at AgustaWestland’s Yeovil facility with Chief Test Pilot Donald Maclaine at the controls
Norwegian Lynx fleet reaches 50,000 flying hours
Source: NRK, 18-Sep-09
Norwegian Lynx fleet reaches 50,000 flying hours
First Upgraded British Army Lynx Flies With New Engines
Source: AgustaWestland, 17-Sep-09
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce the successful first flight of the British Army’s first Lynx AH Mk.9A fitted with more powerful CTS800 engines, just 10 months after contract award. The maiden flight, lasting 60 minutes, took place today at AgustaWestland’s Yeovil facility with the aircraft handling as expected.
General Dynamics UK selects SPARK language for AW159 Lynx Wildcat
Source: Praxis, 10-Sep-09
Praxis, the international specialist in critical systems engineering and assurance, today announced that General Dynamics UK has selected Praxis’ SPARK language as part of its £6 million contract to develop the safety-critical Stores Management System for the Royal Navy’s new AgustaWestland AW159 Lynx Wildcat helicopter.
Fleet Air Arm commissions Lynx Wildcat Fielding Squadron
Source: Royal Navy, 27-May-09
The new Squadron replaces the Lynx Operational Evaluation Unit (LOEU) and major changes are now on the horizon for the Lynx Helicopter Force with the anticipated arrival of the AW 159 Lynx Wildcat currently being built by Agusta Westland
AgustaWestland seeks export buyers for AW159 ‘Lynx Wildcat’
Source: Flightglobal, 30-Apr-09
With the British armed forces’ first Lynx Wildcat utility helicopter to make its debut flight on 13 November, AgustaWestland is looking to secure its first export sale for the newly rebranded AW159
Future Lynx renamed as AW159 Lynx Wildcat
Source: AgustaWestland, 25-Apr-09
During a ceremony at AgustaWestland’s Yeovil facility today it was announced that the Future Lynx has been renamed the AW159, bringing it in line with the other products in the growing AgustaWestland range of commercial and military rotorcraft.
