RAF’s next-generation battlefield helicopter at risk of cancellation

Professor Justin Bronk, a senior research fellow at the Royal United Services Institute, said supporting big ticket programmes such as Britain’s nuclear deterrent, the Tempest future fighter and the Aukus defence pact with Australia and the US would take priority. He said: “The MoD’s priorities are clearly defence against Russia and Britain’s warfighting capabilities, so Labour will inevitably be looking at whether it needs these helicopters.”