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Fleet Air Arm
The
Fleet Air Arm
(
FAA
) is the branch of the British
Royal Navy
responsible for the operation of
naval aircraft
. The Fleet Air Arm currently operates the
AgustaWestland Merlin
,
Westland Sea King
and
Westland Lynx
helicopters
and the
BAE Hawk
. Helicopters such as the
Lynx
and
Westland Wasp
have been deployed on smaller vessels since 1964, taking over the roles once performed by
biplanes
such as the
Fairey Swordfish
.
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