So much for accurate reporting! The BAE controls we are using on the FBW S-92 are basically those from the Comanche, with components from other US FBW projects. The BAE group we are working with is actually in the Upstate New York section of Britain, about 3500 miles west of London just past the wet sections of the M4.
The Japanese minesweeping decision was made about 18 months ago, it was a foregone conclusion to use a Kawasaki/EH arrangement, there really was no competitive process. We did not bid.