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
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
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
07-Apr-22 - Leonardo signed £360M Integrated Support and Training (WIST) contract for 3-year maintenance and training of AW159 Wildcat helicopter fleet of British Army and Royal Navy
26-Oct-21 - Royal Navy tests new missile system for defence against small boat attacks. HMS Defender’s Wildcat helicopter of 815 Naval Air Squadron fired the Martlet lightweight missile at an inflatable target in the sea #Martlet
25-May-20 - A Royal Navy 815 Naval Air Squadron Wildcat HMA Mk2 helicopter completed tests of the new Martlet missile on a range off the coast of Wales.
10-Jan-18 - Royal Navy type 23 frigate HMS Sutherland departed from Plymouth for a 7 months long mission to Australia, the Far East and the Gulf region. Is the first Wildcat HMA2 deployment to the region #deployment
09-Jan-17 - UK Ministry Of Defence signed the 5 years long £271 Million AW159 Wildcat Integrated Support & Training (WIST) contract for Army and Navy helicopters. The 62nd and final AW159 was delivered last month
19-Apr-16 - 815 Naval Air Squadron received first four of 12 new AW159 Wildcats begining the transition from the Westland Lynx after 35 years. The unit Lynx Mk8 will be completely replaced by mid next year
23-Oct-15 - Royal Navy HMS Lancaster’s AW159 Wildcat helicopter became the first rotary-wing aircraft to land at the island of St Helena’s new airport during the frigate South Atlantic Patrol deployment
17-Sep-15 - Royal Navy new Wildcat helicopter spent a fortnight flying in punishing temperatures in the Middle East during key trials with destroyer HMS Duncan.
16-Jul-15 - A Royal Navy Wildcat of 825 Naval Air Squadron spent two days over Falmouth Bay practising torpedo attacks, culminating in the launch of a dummy weapon.
31-Jul-14 - Yesterday saw the decommissioning of 700 (W) Naval Air Squadron (NAS) following 5 years of hard work, diligence and dedication at Royal Naval Air Station (RNAS) Yeovilton.
