UK Royal Navy Declares Amphibious Merlin Fleet Fully Operational

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Credit: UK Royal Navy
LONDON—The UK Royal Navy has declared full operational capability (FOC) with its Leonardo AW/EH101 Merlin Mk. 4 fleet of amphibious assault helicopters. The £399 million ($496 million) program, first contracted in early 2014, took the Royal Air Force’s (RAF) fleet of land-based Merlin Mk. 3/3A...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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