BAE can't win anyway which way it would seem, when they produce something it is allways late, rubbish, out of date and expensive. When the MOD buys it, it is because they are forced/blackmailed into buying the product because it is saving british jobs, when others overseas buy the products it is because they are provided with 'sweeteners', not because the product is any good, when they lose a sale it is because they did not give a 'sweetener' or a big enough one.
Again I must be thick but why would America in particular and all the other countries accept 'sweeteners' for buying out of date, expensive, late, inferior to American products, seems a bit of a paradox.