NH90 eh? Looks gucci with loads of toys-but then so did the Mk3 Wokka! With £1.5 Bn cut from the helo procurement budget, affording more Lynx, Merlin, Chinook & NH90 is going to be difficult. We've pretty well committed to the Flynx (to keep the Yeovil DIY Superstore happy), Chinook is a sure-in as CH53X is still a paper cab and helo coherency is all about minimising the number of types. WHL will fight b****y hard to sell more Merlin, esp as a CHF cab (one logs trail with the pingers et al..). So, how can we afford NH90 as well? It doesn't fit in with coherency to have another type (though it seems the Canadians don't worry about this..). Best bet for a cheap Puma replacement? Give Mr Carson in the US all of the Mk4 Sea Kings and as many Mk6s that we can afford to modify. Result? A 140kt King which we already have an infrastructure for and know how to defend! Do it now while the exchange rate is so good! Or, we can scour the world for more Pumas and dumb them down to our level....