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Old 19th Nov 2020, 13:59
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Originally Posted by Not_a_boffin
They'd be better off figuring out how to supply 12-16 Merlin HM variants quickly and cost-effectively. Which might support export orders off the back of them. We need more Merlin - the case for Puma is less clear.
What happened to the 12 unconverted airframes? Pre-Covid were the RN still struggling with aircrew retention like five years ago?
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