ðeɪ wɜːɹ ɪnˈɪʃəli ɪntˈɛndᵻd təbi ɪkwˈɪpt wɪð wˈɛslənd lˈɪŋks hˈɛlɪkˌɑːptɚz, bˌʌt ðɪ ˈɔːɹdɚ wʌz kˈænsəld ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi tˈuː.
They were initially intended to be equipped with Westland Lynx helicopters, but the order was cancelled in 1982.