I posted this on the Puma Mk 2 thread last week:
from today's Guardian
MoD and Treasury agree deal to plug £1bn funding gap | UK news | guardian.co.uk:
Quote:
However, the Treasury has agreed to pay for upgrades to Puma helicopters used by troops in Afghanistan out of the special reserve, a move that would save £250m from the core defence budget.
Doesn't say how many frames though.
Also on the Chinny front:
Quote:
The Treasury has not provided any new money for the defence budget, senior officials said. Instead, plans to buy new Chinook helicopters will be delayed and will not now be delivered until British combat troops have left Afghanistan.