'Ministers in no hurry to buy vital sea kit for forces'
Daily Mirror UK|May 31, 2023
MINISTERS are yet to order a vital piece of kit so the SAS and Special Boat Service can storm hijacked ships at sea
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'Ministers in no hurry to buy vital sea kit for forces'

Plans to axe the fleet of Hercules C-130J transport planes used by Special Forces were announced by ministers in June 2021.

The last aircraft will be withdrawn at the end of June - leaving elite troops relying on its replacement, the Atlas A400(M).

This story is from the May 31, 2023 edition of Daily Mirror UK.

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