Milestones
April 2005 | MoD announce Future Lynx has been selected to fulfil both the Army Air Corps BLUH and the Fleet Air Arm SCMR roles |
22/06/2006 | AgustaWestland awarded an almost £1 billion contract to produce 70 (40 AAC and 30 FAA) Future Lynx aircraft (plus 10 options) |
December 2008 | Contract signed for 62 helicopters (34 AAC, 28 FAA). ISD of 2014 is expected. |
AgustaWestland name the aircraft commercially as AW.159 Lynx Wildcat | |
12/11/2009 | First Flight took place at Yeovil of the first aircraft, ZZ400 |