There will never be a multi service public helo, because the three services would never agree on protocols, a/c fit, crewing, etc etc. Nightmare scenario
Re the (x) times little helos and using them for specific tasking. What would thunderbirds 4 (R44) role equipped for car pursuit, locally, do, if on its way home, there was a call for a covert action on a drugs boat just offshore, and 50 miles away? Ignore it because it doesn't have the right equipment on board and only has 30 mins fuel left! Thunderbird 3 (R22) is down for its cracking rotor blade check and thunderbird 1 (R44) can't get airborne in >40kts of wind! Thunderbird 2 (R44) isn't cleared for night ops because it only has one engine. So the crews of 1,2, and 3, all 9 of them are now being deployed force wide instead because of best value
I must take this opportunity to advise that the VAST majority (99.9%) of police helos DO NOT monitor cars for speeding - sledgehammer and walnut come to mind!
Bikers are a different game
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