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Chinook Helicopters: Procurement

Asked by Mr Gregory CampbellDemocratic Unionist PartyMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 5 June 2025UIN 56160

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many new build Chinook H-47(ER) aircraft will be supplied to the armed forces in the next four years.

Answered by Maria Eagle

The MOD's Chinook Capability Sustainment Programme will commence delivery in 2027, with fourteen H-47(ER) to be delivered within the next four years.

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