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Wildcats touch down in South Korea

15th June 2016 - 03:15 GMT | by Gordon Arthur in Hong Kong

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South Korea welcomed the arrival of its first four Leonardo-Finmeccanica AW159 Wildcat helicopters on 13 June. 

The Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN) will operate these helicopters optimised for anti-submarine warfare (ASW), plus another four due under the same contract, from its Incheon-class guided missile frigates.

Seoul selected the AW159 in January 2013 as part of a US$560 million deal. A spokesman from Leonardo-Finmeccanica told Shephard that the initial four Wildcats completed site acceptance tests in the UK in April.

The second batch of four helicopters will be handed over by year’s end, the spokesman confirmed. The first rotorcraft were

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