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| Bristow Group 'to take over UK search and rescue' | Bristow Group 'to take over UK search and rescue' |
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| A US-based company is to take over Britain's helicopter search and rescue operations, the BBC understands. | A US-based company is to take over Britain's helicopter search and rescue operations, the BBC understands. |
| A statement due before the London stock exchange opens on Tuesday is expected to confirm the Bristow Group has won the contract from 2015 to 2026. | A statement due before the London stock exchange opens on Tuesday is expected to confirm the Bristow Group has won the contract from 2015 to 2026. |
| It is understood the firm is planning to replace ageing RAF and Royal Navy Sea King helicopters with modern Sikorsky S-92s and AgustaWestland 189s. | It is understood the firm is planning to replace ageing RAF and Royal Navy Sea King helicopters with modern Sikorsky S-92s and AgustaWestland 189s. |
| The contract will bring to an end 70 years of UK military search and rescue. | The contract will bring to an end 70 years of UK military search and rescue. |
| A spokesman for the Department for Transport said: "The department has been going through the procurement process and we're due to make an announcement soon." | A spokesman for the Department for Transport said: "The department has been going through the procurement process and we're due to make an announcement soon." |
| The RAF Sea King helicopter was due to go out of service in 2016, so the government concluded search and rescue should be contracted out, said BBC political correspondent Chris Mason. |