Vuctored,
Don't forget the Mk3s were constructed with analogue cockpits and then flown to Shreveport to have the Honeywell-hybrid fitted.....Now where did we put those cockpits.....?
We hit issues over obsolescence with the Mk2As, which already have slight cockpit differences. Make no mistake, the only way to get the Mk3s analogue in 2 years is to fit the identical cockpit. The irony is that this is a short term fudge, and the airframes will probably only last 3-5 years with analogue before they get "glassed" as part of the next MLU. This is a political/military sticking plaster to cover up under-investment in BH over the past decade (and the raiding of £1Bn from the FRC budget).
At least we get to fly them though......