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Puma Helicopters

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the potential operational implications are of retiring the Puma helicopters early for (a) the RAF, (b) RAF Akrotiri and (c) British Forces Cyprus.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
2 Dec 2024
Target answer date
4 Dec 2024
Answer
20 Dec 2024 · 18 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 2 Dec 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the potential operational implications are of retiring the Puma helicopters early for (a) the RAF, (b) RAF Akrotiri and (c) British Forces Cyprus.

  2. 4 Dec 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 20 Dec 2024

    Answer published

    The Puma aircraft based in the Sovereign Base Areas (SBAs) on the island of Cyprus have historically supported emergency response across the SBAs, as well as providing firefighting, troop movement, training and defence engagement tasks. Defence is explori...

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