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 "wikipedia": {
  "title": "AgustaWestland AW159 Wildcat",
  "summary": "The AgustaWestland AW159 Wildcat is a military helicopter, developed by the British-Italian helicopter manufacturer AgustaWestland, and later marketed by the Italian aerospace company Leonardo. It is an improved version of the Westland Super Lynx designed to serve in the battlefield utility, search and rescue, aerial reconnaissance, anti-submarine warfare (ASW), anti-surface warfare (ASuW), utility, command and control, and troop transport duties.",
  "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AgustaWestland_AW159_Wildcat",
  "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
  "license_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/",
  "retrieved": "2026-10-11"
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  "drawings": "CC BY 4.0",
  "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "attribution": "Drawing of the Leonardo AW159 Wildcat by AirwayControl Aircraft Library (https://aircraft.intelsystems.ai/aircraft/LYNX/), CC BY 4.0"
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 "source": "AirwayControl Aircraft Library",
 "updated": "2026-10-11"
}