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Old 4th Nov 2019, 17:26
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Yellow Sun
 
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Originally Posted by ASRAAMTOO
Once upon a time all maritime patrol aircraft had a MAD boom. Now the main players dont seem to think its a requirement. Have other sensors improved sufficiently that specifying an aircraft that can fly low enough to use a MAD is superflous or is it just down to cash ( or plastic submarines :-) )
Maybe there's a clue in the fact that Autolycus is no longer fitted either.

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