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Thursday, July 12, 2012

First Wildcat handed over at Farnborough

AW159 Lynx WildcatThe first of 62 Wildcat helicopters for use by the British Army and Royal Navy has been handed over to the Ministry of Defence at the Farnborough International Air Show.

The Ministry of Defence is buying 34 Wildcats for the army and 28 of the maritime attack variant for the Royal Navy to replace existing Lynxes operating by the Army Air Corps and Fleet Air Arm.

Defence Secretary Philip Hammond received the first helicopter from manufacturer AgustaWestland and confirmed that Somerset-based compay has been awarded a £250m in-service training and support contract to be delivered via a specialist training centre at RNAS Yeovilton.

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