Minimum quantity sought through New Medium Helicopter tender falls further, sources indicate flightglobal.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from flightglobal.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The comments are the second time in the span of 10 months that industrial officials have publicly revealed a reduced buy from a max of 44 helos is on the table.
The fleet of light-twin rotorcraft will replace Airbus Puma HC2 types, which have been temporarily based in Brunei for British Army training and the island of Cyprus in support of Royal Air Force search and rescue missions.
UK commits to six H145 helicopters for Brunei and Cyprus missions flightglobal.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from flightglobal.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.