UK Announces Retirement of Watchkeeper UAV, 14 Chinooks, 17 Pumas and 3 Royal Navy Ships

Defence Secretary John Healey announced in Parliament that several ‘outdated’ capabilities will be withdrawn from service to address a defence budget ‘black hole’ The entire British Army Watchkeeper UAV fleet will be axed from service, alongside the Royal Air Force’s Puma helicopters and fourteen of the oldest Chinooks in service. The Royal Navy will see […]

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