Credit: UK MoD/Crown copyright The UK has axed 25% of its existing heavy lift CH-47 Chinook fleet and all 17 Puma HC2 helicopters as a cost-saving measure as part of an astonishing round of defence ...

Well maintained R66 with new 15-year main rotor blades and new tail rotor blades last year. New style skids with steps. Digital records available upon request. The aircraft is located in Cleveland ...

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The UK will scrap five warships, dozens of military helicopters and a fleet of drones to save money despite growing threats from Russia and a war raging in Europe. John Healey, the defence ...

Airforce Technology reported in October 2024 that only Leonardo Helicopters UK had submitted a tender for the NMH program. It had been thought that Airbus Helicopters UK and Lockheed Martin UK would ...

The UK’s Ministry of Defence (MOD) is set to decommission and retire a number of British helicopters, drones, and vessels, as part of cost-saving measures. Defence Secretary John Healy made the ...

The UK is to axe its oldest Puma (foreground) and Chinook (background) helicopters as it looks to save hundreds of millions of pounds ahead of the SDR due in March ...

HMS Bulwark is one of the ships which will be decommissioned, seen here in an undated Ministry of Defence handout [MOD] The UK will speed ... Ships, drones and helicopters - some more than 50 ...

Helicopters will also be affected by the cuts, with the 14 oldest Chinook transport aircraft removed early from service and the 17 Puma's lifespan not being extended beyond March 2025. Mr Healey ...

The UK will speed up the decommissioning of old ... government's target of spending 2.5% of GDP on defence. Ships, drones and helicopters - some more than 50 years old - will be decommissioned.

RFA Wave Knight and RFA Wave Ruler Watchkeeper WK450 Mk1 drones Fourteen CH-47 Chinook helicopters, the oldest Chinooks currently being used by the UK Some of the ships are currently on land and were ...