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Tuesday, August 23, 2011

RAF to get 14 Chinooks in £1bn deal

ChinookThe government has ordered 14 new Chinook helicopters from Boeing at a cost of £1bn, it has been announced.

The first three of the new Mk6 Chinooks will be fully operational in early 2015, shortly after all British combat operations in Afghanistan are set to finish.

When all of the helicopters have become fully operational in early 2017 the RAF will operate a fleet of 60 Chinook helicopters in total.

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