Lifetime cost of military's Cyclone choppers set to soar past $14B, government document reveals

The lifetime cost of buying, owning and operating the air force's troubled CH-148 Cyclones is now expected to top $14.87 billion, according to leaked internal Department of National Defence briefing documents obtained by CBC News.

Lifetime cost of military's Cyclone choppers set to soar past $14B, government document reveals
A military helicopter flies under overcast skies.

The lifetime cost of buying, owning and operating the air force's troubled CH-148 Cyclones is now expected to top $14.87 billion, according to leaked internal Department of National Defence briefing documents obtained by CBC News.