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 :-) )
Only ever saw one Shackleton with a MAD boom and that belonged to ASWADU