File:Lynx 9A Waits to Board a C17 to Afghanistan MOD 45151421.jpg

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English: Image shows a Lynx Mk9A helicopter, prior to loading onto a C17 transport aircraft, at RAF Brize Norton.

Upgraded Army Lynx Mk9A helicopters have been sent from the UK and taken to the Afghan skies.

The Lynx Mk9As, with their increased firepower, more powerful engines and the ability to operate all year in the harsh hot and high Afghan environment have increased the total number of flying hours available to commanders.

New MoD pictures show the stripped down helicopters being transported by C-17 Globemaster aircraft from RAF Brize Norton to Camp Bastion in Afghanistan. There, the rotor blades were fitted and familiarisation flights took place before operational sorties began in earnest earlier this month.

The Lynx Mk9A is fitted with a more advanced communication system, improved surveillance equipment and the M3M Machine Gun - a 0.50” calibre weapon, capable of firing over 850 rounds a minute.

The new helicopters are already performing a wide range of frontline tasks, including convoy overwatch, support helicopter escort, reconnaissance and surveillance and the movement of forces.

  • Organization: Army
  • Object Name: 2 Lynx 9a and a C17
  • Category: MOD
  • Supplemental Categories: Lynx, Helicopters, Aircraft, Equipment, Support, C17
  • Keywords: Lynx, Attack, Helicopter, Army, Royal Air Force, RAF, Equipment, Aircraft, Transport, Globemaster, C-17A, C 17A, C17A, 9A, Mk
  • Country: UK
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