Question follow-through · 48483
Brunei and Cyprus: Chinook Helicopters
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 28 April 2025 to Question 44502 on Puma Helicopters: Decommissioning, whether the two CH47 Chinook helicopters currently deployed in Cyprus are provided from the fleet of the 14 Chinook
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 28 Apr 2025
- Target answer date
- 30 Apr 2025
- Answer
- 2 Jun 2025 · 35 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
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Recorded timeline
28 Apr 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 28 April 2025 to Question 44502 on Puma Helicopters: Decommissioning, whether the two CH47 Chinook helicopters currently deployed in Cyprus are provided from the fleet of the 14 Chinook
30 Apr 2025
Target answer date
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2 Jun 2025
Answer published
Of the two Chinook H-47 currently deployed to cover the aerial firefighting season in Cyprus, one is earmarked for retirement as part of the planned decommissioning of the oldest 14 aircraft in the Chinook fleet. There is no impact on Chinook fleet operat...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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