Is it the total area assigned for slipway - drydock or whole shipyard? It depends on the shipyard plan, flow of the block construction and the space they may maneuver the blocks. They will also need some space after launching the ships for equipping at the harbor-pier
bros, I did some asking here and there for the last few days and found out DTB has already claimed the AW-159 deal was signed in 2022.... with Britain, right?
Getting more AW109 or AW139 from Leonardo is kind of public information now, but DTB is claiming AW-159, probably from Britain. Otherwise, why would they post this? Not to mention, Isn't getting lethal weapons most of the time kept secret? historically speaking.
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So, what's all these mean? I still remember there was a delegation team which visited aw159 exclusively in Britain before the pandemicLeonardo Helicopters' UK business is confident of securing additional international orders for its AW159 multirole helicopter over the next year, having recently restarted production of the 6 tonne type for an undisclosed export customer.
Speaking on 22 August at an event to anoint the company's Yeovil, Somerset, site as ‘the home of British helicopters', Adam Clarke, managing director of Leonardo Helicopters UK, said the company had seen an upswing in market interest and was pursuing “two or three significant campaigns”.
Adam Clarke, managing director Leonardo Helicopters UK, says additional “opportunities are in negotiation”.
If these are successfully concluded, the volumes under discussion would lead to a “double-digit backlog” for the Wildcat, said Clarke, speaking at an event in Yeovil on 22 August.
Clive Higgins, chief executive of Leonardo UK, adds: “We are having active conversations with a number of potential users. Over the next six to 12 months we’d like to start seeing some of that coming through.”
Leonardo eyes new sales for AW159 helicopter
Leonardo Helicopters' UK business is confident of securing additional international orders for its AW159 multirole helicopter over the next year, having recently...Leonardo Helicopters eyes addtional orders for Wildcat and AW101
Leonardo Helicopters is hopeful that a resurgence of interest in the AW159 Wildcat following the restart of production last year could see the military rotorcraft's backlog extend into double digits over the next 12 months.
They are placed around the hull to minimize damage from the pier structures. Although not all ships have these, only the ones which commonly visits a pier, dock. Plastic absorbs the energy.
