DTN News - BATTLE FOR LIBYA: UK Approves Use Of Apache Helicopters For Libya....NSI News Source Info # 2003 (Image # 2)(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada / LONDON, U.K. - May 27, 2011: The British government has given clearance for the use of its attack helicopters in Libya, putting the final decision on deployment in NATO's hands.
Prime Minister David Cameron and British ministers have given clearance "in principle" to put Apache helicopters at NATO's disposal, a person familiar with the matter said Thursday.
Whether or not to deploy the helicopters is now a matter for operational commanders, the person added, requesting anonymity because no formal announcement has yet been made.
The debate over using attack helicopters in Libya has provoked public squabbling between Britain and France in recent days. France said Monday it would deploy attack helicopters and that Britain would too — news the U.K. angrily denied, saying no decision had yet been made.
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