Ministry of Defence written question – answered at on 15 February 2016.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 3 February 2016 to Question 24277, how many Sea King (a) Mk3, (b) Mk3a, (c) Mk4 and (d) Mk5 aircraft are planned to be taken out of service in 2016; and what plans the Government has to replace those assets.
A total of 32 Sea King aircraft are planned to be taken out of service during 2016:
10 Mk3
2 Mk3a
9 Mk4
11 Mk5
The Search and Rescue role provided by these Sea King helicopters is to be delivered by contractor-provided services. Other roles delivered by these aircraft will transition to the Merlin fleet operated by the Royal Navy.
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