Brazilian Navy Lynx helicopters set for upgrade
The Brazilian Navy’s Lynx Mk21A helicopters will be upgraded by AgustaWestland under a $160 million contract announced on 2 July. The contract covers the mid-life upgrade of eight Mk21A aircraft, with work scheduled to commence mid-2015.
The contract includes replacement of the aircraft’s engines with the CTS800-4N product from LHTEC, navigation, displays suite and mission avionics. The improvements will give Brazil’s Naval Aviation a significant improvement in its capabilities, with better performance, operational range and aircraft mission effectiveness.
The new generation CTS800-4N engines will provide the helicopters with performance improvements in hot and high environments, enabling increased payload and an extended area of operation. A new glass cockpit will be complimented by an advanced avionic suite comprising a tactical processor, satellite based navigation system, traffic collision avoidance system, instrument landing system, radar warning receiver/electronic surveillance measures integrated with countermeasures dispensers and a full Night Vision Goggle compatible cockpit, together with a new electrically powered rescue hoist.
A comprehensive support and training package that includes a Flight Training Device is also included in the contract.
Work will be conducted at AgustaWestland’s plant in Yeovil, United Kingdom, with the first helicopter scheduled to be delivered back to the customer in the autumn of 2017. The complete batch of upgraded aircraft is planned to be delivered by early 2019.
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