There are only 12 or 13 British Chinooks operating in Helmand province, where most of Britain's 9,000 troops are based. Last week one had to be destroyed after it was downed by the Taleban. (John D McHugh/AFP/Getty Images)Ministry Of Defence's 'Disastrous' Decision Over Chinooks -- Times Online
The shortage of helicopters in Afghanistan can be traced to a “disastrous” Ministry of Defence decision to try to economise by designing its own software, The Times has been told.
The MoD agreed in 1995 to buy eight Chinook Mk3s from Boeing for £259 million. The avionics software would have cost a further £40 million, but defence insiders say that the ministry wanted to fit its own software — in spite of a warning from Boeing that it might not work.
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More News On Chinooks And MoD Miscues
MoD software blunder keeps Chinook helicopters grounded -- The Telegraph
UK Chinook choppers languish after software error -- AP
MoD denial over helicopter software -- Press Association
Chinook turns out to be one of the MoD’s most embarrassing purchases -- Times Online
UK Chinook choppers languish after software error -- AP
The Army is too small to fight all of the battles facing Britain -- The Telegraph
A scandal at the Ministry of Defence -- The Telegraph opinion
Failures in the defence department that could not be kept hidden -- Daily Mail opinion
We've blown the defence budget -- The Guardian opinion
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