Current name for former Westland Helicopters Ltd.
Operates three divisions as: GKN Westland Aerospace Ltd.
with activities including manufacture of structures (airframe
or nacelles) for Lynx and EH 101 helicopters, and
many airliners including Airbus A330/A340, Boeing
737/747/767/MD-11/C-17, Saab 2000, Fairchild Dornier
328, Bombardier Dash 8 and Global Express, Lockheed
Martin C-130J, and IPTN N250, plus helicopter and engine
transmissions; GKN Westland Helicopters Ltd., manufacturing
Boeing Apache Longbow as WAH-64 for British Army, EH 101 (company has 50% holding with Agusta of
Italy), and operates GKN Westland Heliport; and GKN Westland
Technologies Ltd. Lynx general-purpose army and
naval twin-turboshaft helicopter first flown March 1971
as joint program with Aerospatiale of France, and continues
in production (some 400 built). Sea King first flown
May 1969 as medium multirole type, derived from Sikorsky
S-61, and 326 delivered up to end of production in
late 1990s (including Commando tactical assault derivative).
