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Chinook Helicopters: Procurement

Asked by James CartlidgeConservativeMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 15 January 2026UIN 104833

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the total estimated cost of the Chinook Extended Range programme has changed since 5 July 2024.

Answered by Luke Pollard

The total estimated cost of the Chinook Extended Range programme remains within the budgetary limit of £1.85 billion that was approved in June 2024.

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