[quote][b][url=/v3/forum/europe-14/topic/royal-air-force-royaume-uni-343/?post=45473#post-45473]pilou[/url] a dit le 21/12/2009 à 23:15 :[/b]

[url=http://www.airforcesmonthly.com/view_news.asp?ID=1299]First Mk3 Chinook for Royal Air Force[/url]
[quote]Boeing has confirmed that it has delivered the first converted Chinook HC3 to the RAF.
 

December 18: Boeing confirmed that it delivered the first converted Chinook HC3 helicopter to the Royal Air Force at RAF Odiham in Hampshire on November 30. Initial Operational Capability has since been declared by the RAF, enabling the aircraft to begin supporting operations overseas.

All eight HC3s delivered in 2001 have had their cockpits ‘reversed’ to a standard coherent with the rest of the fleet, becoming unofficially an HC2A variant. The remaining seven aircraft will be delivered in early 2010.

David Pitchforth, Managing Director, Boeing UK Rotorcraft Support, said "This conversion is a team effort empowered by the RAF and the Ministry of Defence (MoD) working together with industry prime contractors Boeing and AgustaWestland, and supported by key supply chain partners QinetiQ and GE Aviation Systems." Work was done at Qinetiq’s Boscombe Down facility.[/quote]

[url=http://www.airforcesmonthly.com/view_news.asp?ID=1298]RAF to get seventh C-17[/url]
[quote]Boeing confirmed that the UK has ordered a seventh C-17A.
 

December 17: Boeing confirmed that the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has ordered a seventh C-17A Globemaster III for the Royal Air Force.

"The RAF has an urgent need for additional airlift capability," said Robin Philip, Head of Commercial Air Support, MoD. "We know firsthand the capabilities and reliability the C-17 brings to every mission, and that's why we're adding another one to our fleet." The current RAF fleet has logged more than 50,000 flight hours to date.

The recently ordered aircraft will be delivered to 99 Squadron at RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire by December 2010.[/quote][/quote]