A pair of Cyprus-based Pumas at the type's farewell flypast out of RAF Akrotiri. With the helicopter also operated out of Brunei and the UK, its retirement comes ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The UK government is looking at ways to potentially “mitigate” the loss of key functions being performed by the outgoing Puma HC2 fleet based in Brunei and Cyprus, which were unexpectedly axed as part ...

Sir Keir Starmer’s announcement last February that the government would increase defence spending to 2.5 per cent of GDP ...

The UK is to axe its oldest Puma (foreground) and Chinook (background) helicopters as it looks to save hundreds of millions of pounds ahead of the SDR due in March ...