The UK could push back the retirement of the Royal Air Force’s (RAF’s) fleet of Puma HC2 transport helicopters to 2027 or even 2028 amid slow progress acquiring a replacement. Under the Ministry of ...

This project exists thanks to donations. Support him! Patreon: <a href=" Donation: <a href=" NFT: <a href=" Despite its new appearance the Rooivalk was based on reverse-engineered Aerospetiale Puma ...

After 54 years of continuous service, the RAF's Puma fleet is set to retire today, ending a remarkably active career. On Mar. 26 and 27, 2025, the RAF Puma HC2 carried out its final flights as a part ...

The Royal Air Force will retire its Airbus Puma Helicopter fleet in March 2025. Credit: Tony Osborne/Aviation Week Network LONDON—The UK Defense Ministry plans to chop Chinook and Puma helicopters ...

OXFORD, England—Airbus Helicopters CEO Bruno Even has suggested the U.K. Royal Air Force’s (RAF) Puma helicopter fleet could continue to fly into the mid-2030s, potentially negating the need for a ...

UK defence officials have pushed back the start of the tender process for the New Medium Helicopter (NMH) programme, potentially delaying the arrival of the new rotorcraft. When the Ministry of ...

Helicopters don’t get anywhere near the love lavished on planes, and about the only time we hear about an Air Force in the car world is when an automaker wants to race a fighter plane down a runway.

LONDON (Reuters) - Two military personnel were killed and 10 injured when an RAF Puma helicopter crashed in North Yorkshire late on Wednesday, the Ministry of Defence said. Here is a timeline of ...

FARNBOROUGH, England (Reuters) - Airbus has no plans to scrap its Super Puma helicopter in the wake of a crash that killed 13 people in Norway, the head of its helicopter division said on Wednesday, ...

On 6 February, two Puma HC2s departed from RAF Benson in England to RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus to begin a long-term detachment. (Crown Copyright) The UK Royal Air Force ...

GENEVA, Mar 1 (UNHCR) - The three Swiss Super-Puma helicopters put at the disposal of the UN refugee agency and other organizations in mid-January to help out with the tsunami relief operations in the ...