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First (of seven) upgraded AW-101 Merlin HC Mk3 helicopter delivered to Royal Navy

Cascina Costa, Italy - 25 aircraft to be modified under the MLSP

Finmeccanica-AgustaWestland announced today that it had delivered the first of seven upgraded AW-101 Merlin HC Mk3 helicopters to the Royal Navy as part of Phase 1 of the Merlin Life Sustainment Programme (MLSP). Under the MLSP design and manufacture contract, awarded to Finmeccanica-AgustaWestland in January 2014, 25 AW-101 Merlin HC Mk3/3A aircraft will be converted to Merlin HC Mk4/4A configuration...

fra/pec - 1171088
Rome, Italy, 10/19/2015 14:00
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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