Lynx News |
AW159 Global Fleet Surpasses 100,000 Flight Hours
07-Jun-24 - The 72 Leonardo AW159 Wildcat helicopters built in Yeovil, England and operated by the UK (Army, Navy), the Republic of Korea (RoK), and the Philippines have surpassed more than 100,000 flight hours #AW159
Leonardo Offers AW159 for New Zealand MHR Programme
03-Apr-24 - Leonardo and the New Zealand industry have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to offer the AW159 Wildcat to the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) for the maritime helicopter replacement (MHR) programme, aiming to replace the Seasprites by around 2028 #NewZealand
AI Modernizes Royal Navy Helicopter Support
06-Nov-23 - Motherlode, an artificially intelligent (AI) software, will be able to solve engineering problems in seconds by identifying faults with equipment before they become problematic #IA
Wildcat is First Royal Navy Helicopter to Land on USS Gerald R Ford
01-Aug-23 - A Royal Navy Wildcat helicopter becomes first British aircraft to land on world’s largest warship, the US Navy’s USS Gerald R Ford (CVN-78) aircraft carrier #Wildcat
Royal Navy Wildcat Rescue Mission
28-Feb-23 - Royal Navy 815 Naval Air Squadron AW159 Wildcat HMA2 helicopters are regularly deployed and therefore involved in humanitarian aid missions around the world, particularly in the Caribbean and the Bahamas. #HumanitarianRelief| More News ... |  |
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Derivatives & Versions of Lynx |
| Model | Year | History |
|---|---|---|
| Super Lynx mk90b 2000 | 2000 | Royal Danish Navy Mk.90 and Mk.90A upgraded to Super Lynx |
| Super Lynx mk100 2002 | 2002 | Royal Malaysian Navy, with 1,327 hp CTS-800-4N engines. Six built  |
| Super Lynx mk110 2003 | 2003 | Export version for Royal Thai Navy |
| Super Lynx mk120 2003 | 2003 | 16 built Royal Air Force of Oman. |
| Lynx HMA8 (DAS) 2004 | 2004 | DAS = Defensive Aids Subsystem. All HMA.8(DSP) aircraft were upgraded to this variant. |
| Lynx HMA8 (SRU) 2006 | 2006 | SRU = SATURN. Second-generation Anti-jam Tactical UHF Radio used by NATO Radio Upgrade. All surving DAS aircraft were modified and included SIFF ... |
| Super Lynx mk64 2007 | 2007 | South African Air Force |
| Lynx AH9A 2008 | 2008 | In December 2008 the UK Ministry of Defence signed a contract with AgustaWestland to pull forward AW159 Lynx Wildcat programme technologies to pr ... |
| AW159 2009 | 2009 | The AW159 is a twin engined, naval and utility, multi role helicopter, initially developed as a candidate for the UK Future Lynx competition.It h ... The new Lynx first flew on November 12, 2009 and is known in British military service as the Lynx Wildcat. 62nd and final Wildcat for UK MoD de ... |
| Super Lynx mk130 2009 | 2009 | First export version for Algeria |
| AW159 Wildcat AH1 2010 | 2010 | British Army and Royal Marines variant of the AW159 |
| AW159 Wildcat HMA2 2012 | 2012 | Originally referenced as the Wildcat HMA.1 in official Royal Navy communications, from c May 2013, it began to be referred to as the Wildcat HMA. ... |
| Super Lynx mk140 2012 | 2012 | Second export version for Algeria (version 300) |
| AW159 210 2013 | 2013 | AW159 export version for Republic of Korea Navy (South Korea) |
| AW159 220 2018 | 2018 | AW159 export version for Philippines Navy |
| Wild Lynx mk21b 2018 | 2018 | Upgraded Mk21A for Brazilian Navy fitted with AW159 Wildcat engines CTS800-4N, full digital glass cockpit and new EW avionics suite |
| Super Lynx mk.95A 2020 | 2020 | Portuguese Navy Mk95 upgraded by Leonardo UK at Yeovil, England |
