Battlefield Light Utility Helicopter (Hansard, 16 October 2001)

HC Deb 16 October 2001 vol 372 c1140W 1140W

§ Mr. Hancock
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when the upgrade of the British Army's Battlefield Light Utility Helicopter is projected to be completed; and if he will make a statement. [7317]

§ Dr. Moonie
The Battlefield Light Utility Helicopter is not an upgrade programme but will replace the capability provided by the Army Lynx Mks 7 and 9. It is planned to enter service from the middle of this decade and to have replaced the current Lynx by the early years of the next.