British Army receives new helicopters in Brunei

British Army receives new helicopters in Brunei

The British Army has taken delivery of two Airbus H145 Jupiter HC Mk2 helicopters in Brunei as part of a GBP 148 million Ministry of Defence programme, the UK Defence Journal understands. The aircraft, operated by 667 Squadron Army Air Corps, will be used for jungle training and take over tasks previously carried out by the now-retired Puma HC2 fleet. Roles will include medical evacuation, troop transport, underslung load operations, firefightin…

British Army receives two Jupiter HC Mk2 helicopters in Brunei

The British Army has received two Airbus H145 Jupiter HC Mk2 helicopters in Brunei, part of a £148m ($196m) Ministry of Defence (MoD) initiative to renew the UK’s rotary fleet.