Can the Army really spend 45% of its budget on their helicopters, not
including the cost of the ones that they ride on that belong to the RAF? If so, perhaps they need to surrogate more than just training.
45% of budget for vehicle running costs (inc tanks etc), not overall budget.
The '45%' figure includes the running costs for the CHF and RAF SH forces,
not just the AAC.
Incorrect. 45% figure relates purely to army running costs.
Why do I just get the feeling that UK PLC will end up refurbishing and
updating as we normally do.
Reading the story, that would be the sensible thing to do in this instance, no? Take the expensive bits out of the current AH.1 aircraft and put them into newly manufactured airframes. Seems win-win.