Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Contract signed to upgrade 28 Pumas
A £300 million contract has been signed to upgrade 28 RAF Puma HC1 helicopters. The upgrade to HC2 standard includes new cockpit avionics, communications and flight control. The engines will be replaced with the more powerful Turbomeca Makila 1A1. Defensive aids will also be improved. The first aircraft will be returned to the RAF in 2 years with the rest completed by 2014.
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'MoD pays quadruple in money + blood for Afghan helicopters'
'Yet again, pumping cash into lame-duck British industry which can't survive without constant taxpayer support has been deemed more important than saving the lives of British troops fighting and dying in Afghanistan'
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/09/29/puma_refurb_comment/
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