MILAN (Reuters) - Finmeccanica unit AgustaWestland has signed a 113-million-euro (89.3 million pounds) contract with the UK Ministry of Defence to integrate missile systems onto 28 Royal Navy AW159 Wildcat helicopters, the Italian group said on Wednesday.
The helicopters will be equipped with its Future Anti-Surface Guided Weapon (FASGW) Heavy and Light missile systems, making them capable of attacking a wide range of surface targets, Finmeccanica said in a statement.
AgustaWestland is manufacturing 62 Wildcat helicopters for the Ministry of Defence, 28 of which will be operated by the Royal Navy and 34 by the British Army. The Wildcat is replacing the Lynx helicopter.
(Reporting by Danilo Masoni; editing by Francesca Landini)