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18 May 2023
by Gareth Jennings
The UK fields 23 Puma helicopters that are scheduled to be replaced via the New Medium Helicopter procurement programme. (Janes/Patrick Allen)
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) may seek to extend the service life of the Westland-Aerospatiale SA 330E Puma HC2 medium-lift rotorcraft as it looks to mitigate potential delays to the New Medium Helicopter (NMH) replacement programme and other issues.
Speaking to the House of Commons Defence Committee (HCDC) on 17 May, Chief of the Air Staff (CAS) Designate Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Knighton said that the current planned retirement date of 2025 could conceivably be pushed back to 2027 or 2028. This would not only mitigate delays to the NMH programme, but also allow time for options to be considered to replace the Pumas currently operating in Brunei and Cyprus.
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