Originally Posted by
Northernstar
Tech points aside those airframes were as cheap as first believed along with spares to start and UK gov has paid now as much as publicly suggested would indicate a lack of due diligence.
That’s par for the course, they did the same with the Jags, sold them off then realised they needed a runner to use as a ground instructional frame, so had to buy one back making a tidy profit for the seller.