U.K. Army Pushes Toward Wildcat Operational Service

Tony Osborne August 20, 2015
Credit: AW159: AgustaWestland
LONDON – U.K. army officials are hailing the progress made with the introduction of the AgustaWestland AW159 Wildcat scout and utility helicopter, as the type edges toward operational service. The U.K. Army Air Corps now has 16 of the new helicopters in operation, and the type will go on to form the...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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