Photo Album - Westand Lynx Mk.88

Country of origin: United Kingdom
Builder: GKN Westland Aircraft
Function: Tacit transport, armed escort, anti-submarine fighting
Empty Weight: 3,291 kg
Maximum weight: 5,126 kg
Length: 15.2 m
Wingspan: 12.8 m
Height: 3,5 m
Number of weapon supports: 2
Crew: 3 (2 pilots and 1 system operator)
Troop Transport Capacity: 9 people
Engine: 2 x Rolls Royce GEM 42 turbines
Power Each: 920 SHP
Maximum speed: 324 km/h
Cruise speed: 215 km/h
Operational Altitude: 3,660 m
Autonomy: 528 km

Armament / Equipment Cannons

• L7 machine gun

Torpedoes

• 2 x ATK Alliant Techsystems MK-46 mod.5
• 2 x Mk.9 Explosive Loads
Air-Surface Missiles
• 4x 'Sea Skua' missiles
The 'Lynx' of the Portuguese navy are not equipped with Sea-Skua missiles, but their radar is capable of guiding the Harpoon missiles of the 'Vasco da Gama' and 'Bartolomeu Dias class frigates. ', allowing to reach targets at a distance greater than 100 km
Radars
• SELEX Sistemi Sea Spray Mk.3 - Semi-active radar
Other Systems
• FLIR Systems Star-Safire II / III (Electronic surveillance system)
• Thales Nederland VESTA-Helo (OHTS - Aiming system beyond the horizon)

User Countries:

• Argélia
• Germany
• Brasil
• South Korea
• Denmark
• France
• Netherlands
• Norway
• Portugal
• United Kingdom
• Malaysia
• Oman
• South Africa
• Thailand
• United Kingdom
• Pakistan
• Nigeria
• France