AgustaWestland AW159 Lynx Wildcat Makes Its First Appearance at Farnborough International Air Show

AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce that the AW159 Lynx Wildcat will be making its first appearance at the Farnborough International Air Show. The AW159, which will be known as the Lynx Wildcat in Royal Navy and British Army service, is a new generation multi-role helicopter that will replace existing Lynx helicopters. Sixty two aircraft, 34 for the Army and 28 for the Royal Navy, will be built at AgustaWestland’s factory in Yeovil with deliveries being completed in 2017.

This month, the airframe for  the first production aircraft was delivered on schedule to AgustaWestland by GKN Aerospace, marking the start of AW159 production. The production line located in Yeovil will operate on Pulse Line principles aimed at increasing the efficiency of the aircraft final assembly process through reducing the time and man hours required. Once fully established, the final assembly process, from receipt of the airframe to delivery of the completed aircraft for acceptance testing, will take just 3 months for each aircraft.

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