Paris Airshow: Agusta Westland to unveil new helicopter
AgustaWestland is preparing to unveil its first production AW159 helicopter at the Paris Air Show. tomorrow.
Some 62 AW159s have been ordered by launch customer, the UK's Ministry of Defence for the British Army and Royal Navy to fulfil both over land and maritime missions with a common platform.
The AW159, whilst building on the pedigree of the current Lynx, is a new 6-tonne multi-role military helicopter featuring a new marinised airframe, all new avionics, new mission sensors and new generation weapon systems.
The first aircraft should be delivered by the end of the year.
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