Westland began design work on an upgraded Lynx in 1996. By Aug 2004, there were 3 variants of Super Lynx, all of which have advanced, carbon and glassfibre reinforced 4 bladed main rotors protected by titanuium and nickel shields, as standard. The Series 100 has a standard cockpit and Rolls-Royce GEM 42 engines; the Series 200 has LHTEC CTS800 engines; and the Series 300 with LHTEC CTS800-4N engines and a highly integrated glass cockpit provided via a colour LCD display.  The Super Lynx has been ordered by the armed forces of Brazil, Denmark, Germany, Malaysia, Oman, Portugal, South Korea and Thailand.
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