Originally Posted by
Single Spey
The mandate
does apply to military aircraft, but they have a later compliance date of 2009 I believe. Currently MoD is looking to find the funding.
But in the real world as opposed to Eurocontrolia NATS radars will continue to see military Mode C returns and since the amount of mil tfc in CAS is minimal anyway this is a minor issue. They'll presumably equip the airways-frequenting types first (VC-10, Tristar, C-17, C-130) then worry about the pointy types later.
NS