John this is the subject of a letter I am writing to HCDC.
Will PM you when it is done. Needless to say I will not be agreeing with the MoD!!
This is a link to the Scotsman story about the cancellation of J DAS prog.
http://news.scotsman.com/politics.cfm?id=290482006
This is what Sir Glenn Torpy (CAS) said to HCDC on 7 Mar 2006.
On the subject of cancelled program.
Robert Key. "Can you confirm that in 2004/05 the programme to equip 15J Hercules with the latest generation defensive aids suites was cancelled.?"
Air Marshall Sir Glenn Torpy. "I cannot confirm that."
On the subject of DAS in theatre.
Sir Glenn Torpy. "...We will never put an aircraft into Afghanistan which does not have a defensive aids suite that we think is capable of taking on the threat which they may be faced with." He went on to say."All our aircraft will have an appropriate suite of those capabilities to match the threat our intelligence indicates is going to be faced in Afghanistan." You couldn't make it up.
I wonder, slick Herc Afg 2002.......J Herc 2006.
J and K Herc no foam.......But I suppose AAA, small arms, RPG does not count. That's OK then.