More Helos for Afghanistan
REUTERS, LONDON - U.K. to Announce More Helicopters for Afghanistan
Britain will soon announce that it will send additional helicopters to Afghanistan, Defence Secretary Des Browne said March 20.
"I believe that we do need more helicopters in the forces and I want the option to provide more to operations to increase the flexibility that commanders have," Browne told Parliament’s Defence Committee during hearings on Afghanistan.
"We continue to explore what more could be done to increase the pool of resources ... I will probably have more to say about this in the not-too-distant future," he added.
Asked if Browne’s comment meant that he would soon be making an announcement about additional helicopters, a British Ministry of Defence spokesman said: "It does and you can say that.".........