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BRP Jose Rizal now qualified to land AW-159 anti-sub helicopters

(Photo courtesy of BRP Jose Rizal Facebook page) MANILA - The Philippine Navy (PN)'s first missile frigate, BRP Jose Rizal (FF-150), is now qualified to land and receive on its flight deck the AgustaWestland AW-159 "Wildcat" helicopter, which is the ship's partner in locating and hunting down hostile submarines. "Traversing the path of fleet interoperability, Team FF-150 held deck landing qualification (DLQ) together with the ASW (anti-submarine warfare) 'Wildcat' Helicopter AW-159 (NH-441) last 09 August 2022," the ship said on its Facebook page Thursday night. The DLQ is a part of a series of flight deck operations to further test and improve existing procedures, check connectivity, system integration, and leveling of officers, pilots, sailors, and aircrew on flight operations. Before the actual deck landing, the ship's crew and flight crew of the anti-submarine helicopter squadron had a series of lectures and workshops to ensure the preparedne

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