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Philippine Navy says AW159 helicopters are ‘mission-capable
27 May 2021
by Alessandra Giovanzanti
The two Leonardo AW159 Lynx Wildcat anti-submarine warfare (ASW)-capable helicopters in service with the Philippines Navy (PN) “are flying and mission-capable”, PN chief Vice Admiral Giovanni Carlo Bacordo told the state-owned Philippines News Agency (PNA) on 26 May.
The two rotorcraft are expected to be deployed from the service s two new José Rizal-class frigates: BRP José Rizal
(FF 150), which was commissioned in July 2020, and BRP
Antonio Luna
(FF 151), which entered service in March 2021.
However, the vice admiral said the aircraft s pilots and crew are still undergoing “mission essential and operation conversion training”, adding that the pilots have not yet been trained for deck-landing operations and integration on the José Rizal-class frigates.