dangermouse, how many hours do you have flying Lynx?
I dont have access to the design deatils but from the CGI pictures it looks like the undercarriage is common between RN and AAc aircraft and I am sure the RN will mandate a castoring nosewheel so you will get one as well.
At present, the u/c is common for both. ie- the same as current naval Lynx. The Navy have (or had) no requirement for a castoring nose wheel as they feel there is no need to ground taxi the aircraft. The army failed to clearly specify that they required ground taxiable aircraft although the requirement intimated it. To 'cure' this error, it may be deemed that it is out of contract thus meaning extra cost to stick a castoring nose wheel on (both versions). With this extra cost, it means further capability will be lost as we have to remove something to pay for the change. Even if we do get a ground taxiable aircraft, it is doubtful whether AW will 'clear' the aircraft to anyway as they don't have confidence in being able to record head stress through life. How come we can ground taxi Mk9 Lynx with the same head without this problem?