Chinook Helicopters
Commons · Question 101531 · Tabled 18 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Defence · Official record
Answered 8 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by Ben Obese-Jecty
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Ministry of Defence accounts 2024-25, what the retirement of Project Chinook and constructive losses of £129,469,000 relate to.
Answer
Answered by Luke Pollard, 8 Jan 2026
The figure of £129,469,000 recorded as constructive losses in the Ministry of Defence accounts for 2024-25 relates to the early retirement of 14 of the oldest Chinook aircraft and associated equipment announced in November 2024. This ageing equipment is b...