UK Planning To Extend Puma Fleet Life Until 2028

Airbus Helicopters Puma
Credit: Tony Osborne/Aviation Week
LONDON—The UK Defense Ministry plans to contract with Airbus Helicopters to support its Puma rotorcraft until 2028, as the ministry continues to delay launching a tender for a fleet successor. Documents published by the department on Sept. 6 say it plans to sole-source contract Airbus Helicopters UK...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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