Airbus is to offer a solution for the New Medium Helicopter (NMH) requirement that provides long-term sustainment for the company and for the United Kingdom's rotorcraft industry.Speaking to Janes at its Oxford Airport facility on 22 April, Airbus Helicopters UK said that the company's bid to replace the Royal Air Force's (RAF's) fleet of Puma HC2s and three other helicopter types later in the decade will be driven by sustainability as much as anything else."It is more about making sure that what we do is sustainable.Manufacturing would always be for more than the UK - if not, it is not sustainable and it just wouldn't make any sense," Airbus Helicopters UK managing director Colin James said. "The New Medium Helicopter is an opportunity to do something for the UK helicopter industry, but also helicopters are important for the sustainability of Airbus, which has provided great success for the UK."
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