2011 to present

AgustaWestland AW159 Wildcat AH1
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united kingdom Army Air Corps









Army Air Corps AW159 Wildcat AH1

34 AW159 AH.1 ordered in 2011. First production aircraft, ZZ406, delivered May 2012. Declared operational and entered service on August 29, 2014.



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Wildcat New Capabilities for British Future Soldier

Wildcat New Capabilities for British Future Soldier

07-Nov-22 - Under British Army modernisation plan “Future Soldier”, Wildcat helicopter’s tactical data link (TDL) brings a new level of digitalisation of the battlefield #Wildcat
Leonardo WIST Support for British Wildcat

Leonardo WIST Support for British Wildcat

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
UK Wildcat-Drone Teaming Trials

UK Wildcat-Drone Teaming Trials

20-Oct-20 - Leonardo UK demonstrated integrated capabilities between a British Army AW159 Wildcat helicopter and an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) from Callen-Lenz Associates during the Manned-Unmanned Teaming (MUMT) trials #drones
Leonardo UK Supporting Armed Forces COVID-19 Response

Leonardo UK Supporting Armed Forces COVID-19 Response

19-Aug-20 - Leonardo Helicopters (UK) at Yeovil continuing operations for customer support of the Merlin and Wildcat aircraft of the UK Armed Forces in their Coronavirus (COVID-19) response #coronavirus
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2013-    652 Squadron RNAS Yeovilton
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2013-    1 REGT RNAS Yeovilton
DE Gütersloh







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