The UK will retire ageing helicopters and sea vessels under plans to save £500mn in the coming five years, defence secretary John Healey has said.
The targeted equipment includes the Type 23 frigate HMS Northumberland, which had been due to undergo a now-halted refit and will leave the fleet next year, the troubled 14-year-old Watchkeeper drone programme, two amphibious assault vessels, plus 17 Puma helicopters and 14 of the military’s fleet of about 50 Chinooks.
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