given the numbers involved if the Army order for wildcat was abandoned is the Naval version viable?
Remember wildcat is for 2 services with 2 very different needs.
As to the future maybe the NH90 TTH should be looked at as the long term replacement for puma and the armed forces should be allowed to "Save" for this longer term plan! (Just like you and I would to buy a new car)
When is the Air sea rescue service being civilianised?
Could Puma HC1 stay in service till this date? and is there enough life left in the HAR3 fleet to allow them to serve as a stop gap transport helecopter for the RAF? some work would be needed and there is some Jobs for British workers.
There is a complete lack of long term thinking in the Amred forces and this is a direct result of political short termism spreading to the civil service
Last edited by NURSE; 15th Jan 2012 at 12:50.