Military Aircraft: Helicopters

(asked on 20th November 2025) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the scope was of Project Matcha.


Answered by
Luke Pollard Portrait
Luke Pollard
Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
This question was answered on 27th November 2025

The scope of Project MATCHA was to replace the Gazelle AH Mk1, employed in Northern Ireland in the Rotary Wing Manned Airborne Surveillance role, with an Airbus H135. The project scope also included the integration of new Mission Role Equipment.

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