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RAF Begins Training On Puma Mk2 After Multi-Million Upgrade

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, November 27th, 2013

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The U.K. Ministry of Defense and Defense Equipment and Support yesterday said the Royal Air Force (RAF) has begun training on the Puma Mk2 helicopter after an approximately $421 million upgrade. The ministry said the upgrade, conducted by EADS unit Eurocopter, includes new engines which give them 35 percent more power and improved fuel efficiency to fly faster and twice as far as the earlier version. The upgraded helicopters also have highly advanced digital glass cockpits and upgraded liquid crystal…

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