Brasilia – Finmeccanica-AgustaWestland signed a contract for the upgrade of eight Lynx Mk21A helicopters of the Brazilian Navy’s Naval Aviation. The contract, valued in excess of 160 million dollars (117million euros), includes new engines, upgraded navigation and mission avionics and a comprehensive support and training package which also comprises a flight training device. The upgrade activities will begin in mid-2015, with the first helicopter scheduled to be delivered in late2017. The complete batch of upgraded aircraft is planned to be delivered by early 2019. These upgrades will give Brazil’s Naval Aviation a significant improvement in its capabilities and mission effectiveness, with better performance and extended operational range. This latest contract provides additional evidence of Finmeccanica’s expertise and capabilities in the naval rotorcraft sector and further strengthens the collaboration with the Brazilian Navy as a major operator. (9colonne)
