It must look really daft from the outside observer to be selling these aircraft which presumably are not in the least bit bit shagged out, and at the same time putting out a tender for an identical type to replace the BAe 146's.........
I presume there must be an actual sensible reason(s) why they just don't remove the mission kit not needed and use these for that role....other than lack of joined up common sense thinking in the MOD..??