AgustaWestland AW159 Wildcat
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The AgustaWestland AW159 Wildcat is a modern British military helicopter used primarily by the Royal Navy and Army for reconnaissance, anti-submarine, and anti-surface warfare missions.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| AgustaWestland AW159 Wildcat canonical | 6 |
| AW159 Wildcat | 3 |
| AgustaWestland Wildcat | 2 |
| AW159 Wildcat family | 1 |
| AgustaWestland AW159 | 1 |
| AgustaWestland Wildcat AH1 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2922420 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: AgustaWestland AW159 Wildcat Context triple: [Wildcat helicopter, officialName, AgustaWestland AW159 Wildcat]
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A.
Westland Sea King
The Westland Sea King is a British-built, twin-engine amphibious helicopter widely used for search and rescue, anti-submarine warfare, and transport missions by various military forces.
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B.
Hawker Osprey
The Hawker Osprey was a British carrier-borne reconnaissance and spotter biplane of the 1930s, operated primarily by the Fleet Air Arm.
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C.
AW189 helicopter
The AW189 helicopter is a twin-engine, medium-lift civil helicopter designed primarily for offshore transport, search and rescue, and other long-range missions.
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D.
AW109E Power naval helicopter
The AW109E Power naval helicopter is a lightweight, twin-engine maritime helicopter used for patrol, surveillance, and utility missions by naval forces.
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E.
Hawker Siddeley Harrier
The Hawker Siddeley Harrier is a British jet-powered attack aircraft renowned as the first operational fixed-wing combat aircraft capable of vertical/short takeoff and landing (V/STOL).
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: AgustaWestland AW159 Wildcat Target entity description: The AgustaWestland AW159 Wildcat is a modern British military helicopter used primarily by the Royal Navy and Army for reconnaissance, anti-submarine, and anti-surface warfare missions.
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A.
Westland Sea King
The Westland Sea King is a British-built, twin-engine amphibious helicopter widely used for search and rescue, anti-submarine warfare, and transport missions by various military forces.
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B.
Hawker Osprey
The Hawker Osprey was a British carrier-borne reconnaissance and spotter biplane of the 1930s, operated primarily by the Fleet Air Arm.
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C.
AW189 helicopter
The AW189 helicopter is a twin-engine, medium-lift civil helicopter designed primarily for offshore transport, search and rescue, and other long-range missions.
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D.
AW109E Power naval helicopter
The AW109E Power naval helicopter is a lightweight, twin-engine maritime helicopter used for patrol, surveillance, and utility missions by naval forces.
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E.
Hawker Siddeley Harrier
The Hawker Siddeley Harrier is a British jet-powered attack aircraft renowned as the first operational fixed-wing combat aircraft capable of vertical/short takeoff and landing (V/STOL).
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military helicopter
ⓘ
naval helicopter ⓘ rotorcraft ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Lynx Wildcat ⓘ |
| armamentOptions |
Sting Ray torpedoes
ⓘ
anti-ship missiles ⓘ depth charges ⓘ machine guns ⓘ rockets ⓘ |
| avionics |
Selex Galileo Seaspray 7400E radar
ⓘ
electro-optical/infrared sensor turret ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crew | 2 ⓘ |
| designFeatures |
folding main rotor
ⓘ
folding tail ⓘ glass cockpit ⓘ marinised airframe ⓘ |
| developedFrom | Westland Lynx ⓘ |
| engineModel | LHTEC CTS800-4N ⓘ |
| engineType | turboshaft ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 2009-11-12 ⓘ |
| introduced | 2014 ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
AgustaWestland
ⓘ
Leonardo S.p.A. ⓘ |
| maxSpeed | approximately 291 km/h ⓘ |
| maxTakeoffWeight | 6000 kg class ⓘ |
| natoDesignation | Wildcat ⓘ |
| numberOfEngines | 2 ⓘ |
| operators |
British Army
ⓘ
Philippine Navy ⓘ South Korean Navy ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of Korea Navy
Royal Navy ⓘ |
| primaryUsers |
British Army
ⓘ
Philippine Navy ⓘ South Korean Navy ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of Korea Navy
Royal Navy ⓘ |
| programName | Future Lynx ⓘ |
| range | approximately 777 km ⓘ |
| role |
anti-submarine warfare helicopter
ⓘ
anti-surface warfare helicopter ⓘ reconnaissance helicopter ⓘ utility helicopter ⓘ |
| serviceCeiling | approximately 6100 m ⓘ |
| status | in service ⓘ |
| usedFor |
command and control
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maritime patrol ⓘ search and rescue ⓘ surveillance ⓘ troop transport ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: AgustaWestland AW159 Wildcat Description of subject: The AgustaWestland AW159 Wildcat is a modern British military helicopter used primarily by the Royal Navy and Army for reconnaissance, anti-submarine, and anti-surface warfare missions.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Westland Lynx
subject surface form:
RNAS Yeovilton
this entity surface form:
AgustaWestland Wildcat
this entity surface form:
AgustaWestland Wildcat AH1
this entity surface form:
AW159 Wildcat family
subject surface form:
AW159 Wildcat
this entity surface form:
AgustaWestland AW159
this entity surface form:
AW159 Wildcat
this entity surface form:
AgustaWestland Wildcat
this entity surface form:
AW159 Wildcat
this entity surface form:
AW159 Wildcat