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Boeing joins Airbus team in bid for UK New Medium Helicopter

6th March 2023 - 12:00 GMT | by Norbert Neumann in London

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Airbus has pledged to set up a production facility for the H175M in Broughton, Wales. (Photo: Airbus)

Boeing has teamed up with the Airbus-led H175M Task Force in the $1.15bn New Medium Helicopter programme bid to replace the UK armed forces' ageing Puma fleet from 2025.

Boeing has joined the Airbus-led H175M Task Force bidding for the ($1,15 billion) New Medium Helicopter (NMH) programme to replace the UK Armed Forces ageing Puma fleet from 2025.

Boeing UK will be a training service partner in the consortium and will provide aircrew, ground crew and maintenance training if the Airbus H175M super-medium helicopter wins.

As part of its proposal to prove the team can provide long-term social value and economic growth to the UK, Airbus has pledged to set up a production facility for the aircraft in Broughton, Wales, if successful.

Airbus announced the creation of the H175M Task

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