Proceeding contribution from Bob Ainsworth (Labour) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 15 December 2009. It occurred during Ministerial statement on Future Defence Programme.
Future Defence Programme
I would not turn my back on that option in principle, but, on the costs and the time frame, I do not believe that we will be able to get the Chinook capability via that route. If somebody were able to convince me otherwise, that would be absolutely fine. I can say, though, that in our remodelled helicopter fleet, AgustaWestland will have a very important role. It will still provide two of the four helicopter platforms that we plan to continue into the future—the Merlin and the Lynx Wildcat.
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- Armed forces Defence Army Closures Civilians Defence equipment Armoured fighting vehicles Finance Peacekeeping operations Procurement Staff Radio Military aircraft Ministry of Defence Training Warships Afghanistan Body armour Chinook helicopters Harrier aircraft Typhoon aircraft BOWMAN combat radio system Hercules aircraft Lynx helicopters Military intelligence Merlin helicopters Nimrod aircraft Tornado aircraft Special forces Improvised explosive devices C-17 aircraft Unmanned air systems RAF Kinloss RAF Cottesmore RAF Wittering
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