The Ministry of Defence has spent more than £500 million on eight Chinook helicopters that have never been flown as a result of “one of the most incompetent procurements of all time”, an audit has concluded.

The helicopters have been sitting in a special air-conditioned shelter for the past seven years because of a “gold-standard cockup” that meant the machines’ software could not be accessed.

Full story at Timesonline. 

 A rather sad story considering British Forces in Afghanistan are in need of more heavy lift capability.