Judging by how the resources are stretched once NPAS comes into force wonder if its conincidence that AgustaWestland unveiled the AW169 mock up in police colours as well as the PDF brochure over the summer at Farnborough as AW are sepcifically targeting the ASU community.
Therefore IMHO, looking at the 169 specs, could it be concievable that this be the ideal platform to provide the coverage in lieu of the forthcoming changes doing more with less so to speak? For examaple in my neck of the woods being Cambs, and the only air support predicted for 2012 will come from the other side of the Bury Road while if troubles afoot near the Wash then it be the same support.
I'm probably 180 if not 360 degrees from the plain truth with my theory nonetheless its a theory that the propositioning of the 169 around the time when the NPAS is being made more and more official so the AW folks reckon it be the perfect platform to fit tommorrow's UK police needs.
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Chopper2004
Last edited by chopper2004; 18th Jul 2011 at 12:18.