22 August 2011 Last updated at 15:54 GMT
MoD to buy 14 new Chinook helicopters in £1bn deal Chinooks form the backbone of the UK's helicopter fleet in Afghanistan
The RAF is to receive 14 new Chinook helicopters in a £1bn contract, the Ministry of Defence has said.
The deal, with US firm Boeing, will bring the total force of Chinooks to 60 - the biggest capability in Europe.
Announcing the deal at RAF Odiham, in Hampshire, Defence Secretary Liam Fox said the government was "committed to delivering a top-class equipment programme that is properly funded".
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