'Incompetent' Chinook procurement

It is "one of the most incompetent procurements of all time", according to a government spending watchdog.

Eight Chinook helicopters - first ordered for British troops from their American manufacturer 13 years ago - are still not airworthy, despite having had almost half a billion pounds spent on them.

While soldiers in Afghanistan have to make do with patched-up earlier versions and perilous road transport, the Chinooks stand idle in air-conditioned hangars.

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