Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list all the types of helicopters in use in (a) the Royal Navy, (b) the British Army and (c) the RAF.
Pilot operated helicopters in service with each of the Armed Forces are provided in the following table:
Royal Navy | Army | RAF |
Wildcat Mk1 | Wildcat Mk1 | Chinook Mk5 |
Wildcat HMA Mk2 | Apache Mk1 | Chinook Mk6 |
Merlin HM2 | Gazelle Mk1 | Chinook Mk6a |
Merlin Mk3/3a/iMk3 |
| Puma Mk2 |
Merlin Mk4/4a |
| Juno HT1 |
|
| Jupiter HT1 |
In addition, the Ministry of Defence has access to civilian owned helicopters provided through commercial arrangements with industry.