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I hate to tell you this but the EH101 being made by Agusta-Westland is
alive
and well serving in the Royal Navy, RAF, Italian Armed Forces adn they
have
already replaced the Labrador in RCAF Search And Rescue service amongst
others.

True. A search and rescue version of the EH101 known as the Cormorant
is replacing the Labrador. The Conservative government had placed an order
for ~50 EH10ls. Two different configurizations, one ASW type to replace the
Sea King and the SAR version to replace the Lab. The Liberals cancelled the
order, paying large cancellation fees when they won the election. They will
now be placing an order for ~26 Choppers to replace the Sea King naval
version. Two companies are in the competition, the European Consortium that
makes the EH101 and Sikorski with their version. There was a third company
interested in bidding. Lockheed/Martin I think, that is considering a law
suit for not being in the running. It could be another company but I think
I'm correct.