UK invites industry bids for New Medium Helicopter, sets 2025 contract date
The ITN phase is expected to deliver, for the first time, a full breakdown of requirements and costs for industry for the estimated $1.3 billion program.
UK reducing New Medium Helicopter buy to 25-35 aircraft: Airbus exec
“We haven’t seen training requirements and there’s a whole plethora of different chapters that are yet to come, but the MoD has been as good as they can be in drip feeding us information," said Lenny Brown, Managing Director of Airbus Helicopters UK
UK delays New Medium Helicopter service entry and contract award dates
New helicopters had been expected to enter service from 2025 onward, but the lack of acquisition targets suggests the birds won't fly until later.
Leonardo: If UK wants to meet new medium helo target, industry needs design details
"Clearly the longer these negotiations take…. the harder it is for any defense contractor to be able to then say that they've got a low-risk solution, [especially] if the end date for delivery doesn't move," Adam Clarke, managing director at Leonardo Helicopters UK, told Breaking Defense.