Shephard Media

AW159 helicopter finds first export customer

AgustaWestland will supply the AW159 helicopter to the Republic of Korea Navy following its selection of the aircraft to fulfil its Maritime Operational Helicopter requirement. The company has signed ...
The Aviationist

Missiled Up Royal Navy AW159 Wildcat Helicopter Carries Out High Altitude Testing In Italy

The AW159 Wildcat spotted while conducting high altitude tests with a load of 20 Martlet missiles. After completing a testing campaign in the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea recently, the Royal ...
Shephard Media

Second AW159 Lynx Wildcat makes its first flight

AgustaWestland has announced that the second AW159 multi-role military helicopter successfully completed its maiden flight at AgustaWestland’s Yeovil facility yesterday (14 October 2010). During its ...
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Wildcat: This Royal Navy Helicopter Rules the Seas

The AW159 Wildcat helicopter can operate from surface combatants, including frigates, destroyers, and cruisers. Torpedoes, missiles, and cannons. These are the weapon systems mainly associated with ...
UPI

Philippines buys anti-submarine warfare helicopters

ROME, March 31 (UPI) --The Philippine Navy is procuring two AgustaWestland AW159 helicopters configured to anti-submarine and surface warfare roles. Finmeccanica, parent company of AgustaWestland, ...
The Aviationist

British AW159 Wildcat Complete Martlet And Sea Venom Missile Trials

The Royal Navy helicopter has been extensively tested in various configurations, including a heavy 20-missile load. The Royal Navy’s AW159 Wildcat helicopters completed a new round of trials with the ...
Flightglobal

Leonardo Helicopters upbeat on AW159 sales prospects

Leonardo Helicopters is maintaining its belief in the AW159 Wildcat, despite a barren sales period that has seen its backlog for the platform dwindle to zero. Leonardo Helicopters is maintaining its ...
UPI

Thales to equip South Korean AW159s with sonars

SEOUL, Oct. 25 (UPI) -- AgustaWestland has contracted Thales to supply Compact Flash Sonics dipping sonars for the Republic of Korea navy's AW159 helicopters to be delivered starting in 2015. The ...
Gov

FF151–AW159 tandem bolsters Wescom anti-sub capability in the WPS

PALAWAN, (WESCOM) — The Philippine Navy’s missile and anti-submarine warfare (ASW) frigate, BRP Antonio Luna (FF151), and AW159 ASW “Wildcat” helicopter have recently arrived in the AFP Western ...
Aviation Week

AW159 Flight Trials Expand With Third Helicopter

LONDON — AgustaWestland expects to add a third AW159 Lynx Wildcat helicopter to the program’s flight test program before the end of the month. The company on Oct. 14 added the second AW159, TI2, to ...
Flightglobal

ILA: AW159 makes ILA debut

Leonardo Helicopters’ AgustaWestland AW159 Wildcat is making its ILA debut, as the Italian company tries to catch the eye of the German navy. Three examples belonging to the UK Royal Navy are on ...