Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 17165

Puma Helicopters

Tabled: 2 December 2024
Answered: 10 December 2024

Question

James Cartlidge

Conservative — South Suffolk

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Pumas in use in Brunei (a) only provide a support to jungle training function and (b) are used for (i) search and rescue and (ii) other operational purposes.

Answer

Luke Pollard
The primary role of the Puma aircraft in Brunei is to provide search and rescue cover in support of operational training. Defence has taken measures to ensure continued output of operational training in the interim period before Puma's replacement, H145, ...
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