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UK support helicopter force to gain six new EH-101 Merlins and eight CH-47D Chinooks

London, United Kingdom - A deal worth GBP 230 million

The Ministry of Defence has agreed to buy six new EH-101 Merlin helicopters, which will be available within a year and to convert eight existing CH-47D Chinook Mark 3 helicopters to make them available for deployment in two years. The complete package will cost around GBP 230 million. Over the next two years, fourteen additional helicopters will be made available for use on military operations,...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1072033
Rome, Italy, 04/05/2007 15:50
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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