Just to underline your point Chug. Approx 2/3rds of the Herc fleet is being fitted with foam at a cost of around £18m. We have lost 2 Hercs in the last 22 months. The cost of a replacement SF Herc off the shelf is around £50m!
Now then, Nimrod 4 is costing an awful lot of money. I have lost track but I believe around £300m each. You don't need to be good at maths to realise, in the case of the Herc £600,000 per ac, foam fitted is very good value. Of course, the USN have fitted foam to the P3 Orion MAR, but then all of their mil ac are protected.
Last edited by nigegilb; 20th Nov 2006 at 10:37.