The UK government is looking at ways to potentially “mitigate” the loss of key functions being performed by the outgoing Puma HC2 fleet based in Brunei and Cyprus, which were unexpectedly axed ...

The farewell flights on March 26 and 27 saw Puma HC2s soar over the United Kingdom and Cyprus, with additional fly-pasts in Brunei, marking the end of an era for this versatile helicopter.

A pair of Cyprus-based Pumas at the type's farewell flypast out of RAF Akrotiri. With the helicopter also operated out of Brunei and the UK, its retirement comes after 54 years of operational service.

deal covered six D3-standard five-bladed helicopters to support the British Army's training mission in Brunei following the recent retirement of the Bell 212s and the Puma HC2s that served as an ...

In Brunei, five Bell 212s are operated by the Army Air Corps in support of jungle warfare training, while in Cyprus, the RAF uses a trio of search and rescue-roled Bell 412s, according to Cirium ...

“That will be dependent on the progress with the New Medium Helicopter competition but also the options to replace Puma in Cyrpus and Brunei.” A further extension of the Puma’s life would be ...