In the last 20 years what has the Nimrod done for us?
... Well having seen all the piccies of various Subs & ships on the Comcen Buildings wall in Kinloss i'd say it acted as a bl00dy good deterent to unwanted vistors camping off of the UK with their SSBN's and wotnot, However I digress...
Surley the question should be
What will the Nimrod do for us in the forseeable future
Cold war is over, do we really need something like this to defend our seas, As I understand we dont require an MPA that has to be able to patrol vast wads of the atlantic.
Taken from the Airforce Technology Website...
The main roles of Nimrod MRA4 are maritime reconnaissance, anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface unit warfare and search and rescue.
Could The requirements in future not be fulfilled by smaller/cheaper/Off-the shelf designs?