Originally Posted by
RAFEngO74to09
In the Army Command Section: "The Army is also retiring its oldest CH-47 Chinook helicopters and purchasing newer variants of this operationally proven aircraft from the US." - whoever wrote this clearly has a grip on things !
The whole document gets this wrong. Medium Lift Helicopters are covered in the Army section and the Air Command responsibilities do not list support or medium lift helicopters.
It states 'consolidation of the Army's disparate fleet of medium lift helicopters from four platforms to one: including the replacement of Puma'