Surprised BEagle hasn't offered his usual input yet. Anyway:
BAE actively solicited the business and pushed the product, ingratiating themselves with the customer in the process
It would be rather remiss of them if they didn't solicit business or push their product. That after all is what any business does no matter what the product.
As for ingratiating themselves with the customer, that is bollox. BAE in its various guises has been trading with the Saudis for decades so where " ingratiating " comes into the equation I do not know.
Does anyone know where this thread is going apart from digging up the dirt ( if there is any dirt to be dug up ).
Is anyone really interested ?