Nimrod Information

[Padraig Murphy]

Disappointed and disheartened by this programme.

The programme did not get to the root causes by looking at all of the effects and contributors - got the impression that they were afraid to dig too deep in case they would stir up a "hornets nest".

As an ex-Nimrod groundie I was left extremely disappointed and disheartened by the programme; there was no mention of the £1.1Bn NISC and doesn't it have an impact? What are we paying for under NISC?

Robbing has always been necessary to meet operational requirements it will still be done on MRA4 and Predator, unless we have a complete spares set for every aircraft, not cost-effective, and certainly not affordable.

The same AAR system is expected to be fitted to MRA4 after last night's programme another change will be raised with more cost and delay to that project.

More delays equals more PVR's means more unease with the Nimrod safety therefore disband the fleet, buy more Predators or could this be an indirect way by the gov to reduce MRA4 fleet numbers i.e. 12 to 9 less aircrew (possibly 1 Sqn), and no need for lots of groundcrew as most will have already left? Or could it be a way out for the gov to scrap the MRA4 completely like Mk3 as not cost effective? To spend the next ten years on tax-payers money for another solution or not?

I know this will be contentious its not meant to be, but scrap CVF, MARS, FRES and put the money to better use, to maintain existing equipment, personnel and get the projects that are really needed, delivered. Lets get the money to the people that need it before we lose our services altogether.

The programme also appeared to be an advert for MRA4 & Predator, if Predator is so good and can do all that Nimrod can do then why is it that the US is developing P-8A? Panorama needs to research its programmes better with credible input.

http://www.boeing.com/defense-space/...p8a/index.html

RIP CXX/3