page_title: Westland Lynx
section_title: Operators
hierarchical_section_title: Westland Lynx / Operators
caption_attribution_description: AgustaWestland Super Lynx 300 Mk.64 no. 193 at AAD 2010, AFB Ysterplaat
context_page_description: The Westland Lynx is a British multi-purpose twin-engined military helicopter designed and built by Westland Helicopters at its factory in Yeovil. Originally intended as a utility craft for both civil and naval usage, military interest led to the development of both battlefield and naval variants. The Lynx went into operational usage in 1977 and was later adopted by the armed forces of over a dozen nations, primarily serving in the battlefield utility, anti-armour, search and rescue and anti-submarine warfare roles.
  The Lynx is a fully aerobatic helicopter with the ability to perform loops and rolls. In 1986, a specially modified Lynx set the current Fédération Aéronautique Internationale's official airspeed record for helicopters at 400.87 km/h, which remains unbroken as of 2019.
  Several land and naval variants of the Lynx have been produced along with some major derivatives. The Westland 30 was produced as a civil utility helicopter; it was not a commercial success and only a small number were built during the 1980s.
context_section_description:  Algeria
  Algerian Navy
   Brazil
  Brazilian Navy
   Denmark
  Royal Danish Air Force
   France
  French Navy
   Germany
  German Navy
   Malaysia
  Royal Malaysian Navy
   Oman
  Royal Air Force of Oman
   Portugal
  Portuguese Navy
   South Africa
  South African Air Force
   South Korea
  Republic of Korea Navy
   Thailand
  Royal Thai Navy
caption: Lynx of the South African Navy
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