UK progresses plans for Merlin helicopters to fly on until 2040

Merlin HM2-c-Crown Copyright

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UK defence officials hope by next April to have awarded a pair of contracts to Leonardo Helicopters and Lockheed Martin to carry out risk-reduction studies as part of a project to enable the Royal Navy’s AW101 Merlin helicopters to fly on until 2040.

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