Officials Look To Newer, Cheaper Helicopter Types
Credit: Tony Osborne/AW&ST
The high cost of training aircrews for the U.K.'s battlefield support helicopters is prompting senior officers to look at cheaper options to maintain crew currency. With types such as the CH-47 Chinook costing what commanders describe as in the “high teens” of thousands of pounds per hour to operate...
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