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Military Aircraft: Helicopters

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his department updated the Leonardo contract for new medium helicopters (NMH) in line with inflation.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
9 Mar 2026
Target answer date
12 Mar 2026
Answer
12 Mar 2026 · 3 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 9 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his department updated the Leonardo contract for new medium helicopters (NMH) in line with inflation.

  2. 12 Mar 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 12 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    Tenderers were required to hold their price for the duration of the New Medium Helicopter (NMH) procurement process, and there has been no change to the contract price from the received tender. As I noted in my Written Statement to the House of 3 March 20...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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