Originally Posted by
WildRover
Plus, why did he not order 5 Rivet Joints instead of 3 which would have cost peanuts to procure?
Mainly (but not exclusively) because ethe Treasury would not allow 'enhancement' - so we replaced 3 Nimrod Rs with 3 RC135. Same for getting 9 P-8s, as that was the final force structure for MRA4