Last Of 22 Aircraft Built Under An Urgent Operational
Requirement Contract
A ceremony was held Thursday at AgustaWestland’s Yeovil
facility to mark the completion of the Lynx Mk9A program and the
scheduled delivery of the 22nd and final Lynx AH Mk9A helicopter to
the British Army Air Corps in December 2011. The twenty-two
aircraft program was the result of Urgent Operational Requirement
contracts placed in November 2008 and March 2010 and will be
completed three months ahead of schedule.