It's been a while, but I think I'm still reasonably au fait about the type and capabilities, but watching and reading the media coverage, what is the role of the 'semi-slick' Lynx 7 on a ship off the coast of Libya?
The Independent
David Cameron insists no British boots are on the ground in Libya.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/
Mr Hague also said for the first time that British ground troops could be sent to Libya if and when the regime falls.
http://www.smh.com.au/
WASHINGTON, June 6 (Xinhua) -- NATO will not send in troops on the ground although it has added Apache attack helicopters to its arsenal in the air raids on Libya, the military alliance's chief said on Monday.
"Let me stress that we have no intention whatsoever to put boots on the ground," NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen told the CBS TV network in an interview, saying that the military bloc will continue its air operations "with the aim to fully implement the UN mandate and protect the civilian population in Libya."
http://news.xinhuanet.com/
Juppé said the helicopters would not be used to deploy ground forces in Libya and that the decision to send them was fully in line with the UN security council resolution mandating attacks in Libya.
The French newspaper Le Figaro said the helicopters would be assisted by target identification from French special forces who have been on the ground in Libya since the start of the allied operation there. The Ministry of Defence does not comment on special forces' operations.
http://www.guardian.co.uk
Archbishop Sid of Silsoe
First casualty of war is the truth...on both sides!