Lasernigel,
Consider this:
Prior to this review there was about £4.1 Bn in the pot to do the following:
1) Replace the almost life-exed Lynx Mk7 fleet and the Gazelles with a highly capable, network enabled, ISTAR, DofF and light utility helo.
2) Allow Merlin to continue to operate until 2030 via the Capability Sustainment Package.
3) Buy a heap of new Chinnooks to provide the sorely lacking battlefield lift capability (preferably with powered blade fold and marinised for amphibious ops).
4) Replace the Lynx Mk3 & 8 with SCMR.
5) Provide 20 odd military SAR helos.
Following the review that £4.1 Bn for helos has been cut to just over £3 Bn. Future Lynx was going to cost about £1 Bn, to provide both BLUH and SCMR.
Still wondering about the Lynx fleet numbers?