Defence equipment platforms with asbestos containing materials (as at November 2019)
Updated 18 January 2024
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Defence equipment platforms in service with Asbestos containing materials (as at November 2019)
| Helicopters | Aircraft and Systems | Land equipment | Ships | Submarines | ISTAR | Weapons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chinook (all mks) | Hawk T1 | Warrior | Type 23 | Trafalgar Class | FUCHS | Stormer Vehicle |
| Merlin (all mks) | Adour Engine | CVR (T) | Hunt | Vanguard Class | Stormer Missile | |
| Gazelle Mk1 | Bae146 | DROPS Vehicle | SRMH | Harpoon Missile | ||
| Puma Mk2 | C17 | Crane Atlas 3001 | RFA Fort Victoria | |||
| Wildcat (all marks) | Sentry | AS90 | RFA Argus | |||
| Air Seeker | Bulldog | HMS Scott | ||||
| Aircraft Commodities | Challenger 2 | RFA Sir Tristram | ||||
| Chipmunk | ||||||
| BBMF Lancaster | ||||||
| RR Griffon Engine | ||||||
| BBMF Spitfire | ||||||
| BBMF Dakota |
Defence equipment platforms out of service with Asbestos containing materials (as at November 2019)
| Helicopters | Aircraft and Systems | Land equipment | Ships | Submarines | ISTAR | Weapons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lynx (all mks) | Tornado | RFA Diligence | Laid Up Submarines | |||
| Puma Mk1 | ||||||
| Sea King (all mks) | ||||||
| RNHF Sea Hawk | ||||||
| RNHF Sea Fury | ||||||
| RNHF Swordfish |
Table Notes
- the table indicates those items of defence equipment where Asbestos Containing Materials (ACMs) are known to be present
- Asbestos containing materials may also be present on older out of service types not shown here. Due to the timescales involved, information on older equipment types is likely to be less readily accessible, if at all available
- the presence of asbestos containing materials on specific platforms is not an indication of personal risk. Potential exposure to asbestos fibres on defence equipment may be dependent upon a number of factors including personal access to components containing ACMs, duration of exposure, whether the presence of asbestos containing materials was known and handling precautions taken. Work continues to establish a substantiated baseline on specific equipment platforms and further information will be made available where necessary in due course
- the position on ships is still being fully established. Other platforms may have asbestos materials present but not yet identified, or as part of equipment on board.