Accessibility links

Low graphics
Skip to content
Skip to local navigation
Skip to bbc.co.uk navigation
Skip to bbc.co.uk search
Help
Accessibility Help
Access keys help

BBC News Updated every minute of every day

One-Minute World News

News Front Page

Africa

Americas

Europe

UK

Business

Health

Science & Environment

Also in the news

-----------------

Video and Audio

-----------------

Country Profiles

Special Reports

Related BBC sites

Page last updated at 11:41 GMT, Thursday, 5 November 2009

RAF's £42m fleet trains in California

Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play.

The RAF's Merlin helicopters are training in California ahead of deployment to Afghanistan in December.

The Ministry Of Defence is spending £42m upgrading the fleet.

Alastair Fee reports from California.

SEE ALSO

Adapting Merlins for Afghan conflict(03.04)

Story Tools

Bookmark with:

What are these?

E-mail this to a friend

MOST POPULAR VIDEO/AUDIO

Family's 15 hour Eurostar nightmare

Octopus snatches coconut and runs

Pilgrims crawl to Cuban shrine

Nicole Kidman on Nine

Last Indian dancing bear set free

Editor's Choice

Hunks battle for 'best man' crown

Pilgrims crawl to Cuban shrine

Last Indian dancing bear set free

Deepest undersea eruption ever filmed

Nicole Kidman upping her game for Nine

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

Explore the BBC

Popular links

A to F

H to L

M to Sc

Sp to W

A whole lot more from the BBC

Back to start of navigation

Site links

BBC links

© MMIX

The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.

This page is best viewed in an up-to-date web browser with style sheets (CSS) enabled. While you will be able to view the content of this page in your current browser, you will not be able to get the full visual experience. Please consider upgrading your browser software or enabling style sheets (CSS) if you are able to do so.