The Westland Lynx is a helicopter produced by Westland, 1st traveling on 21 March 1971. Initially intended as a pc program art for both civil and naval use, military interest led to the development of both battlefield and naval variants, which went into practical use within 1977 ?Initial production variation the British Army Air Corps, and ended up being down the road employed by the military of over several countries. The helicopter is produced and marketed by Agusta Westland.