I wonder what took them so long, and only 4 ? The same reason I don't have an Aston Martin I guess.
The search for spares might not be as easy as first seems - the UK was scoured for Harrier 1 spares for the Indian T4I project - including gate guardians ! Hopefully there will be FA2 spares as they were just about still operating then. A lot of FA2's seem either battered or robbed now though, from what I've seen.
I am a great fan of the Indian Navy Seajet operators, after dealing with their team sent over here for the initial project - but I do hope they leave enough for anything Art Nalls needs for XZ439 !
Come to think of it, a pile of spares for the VAAC Harrier would still seem a good idea - so what are the chances we'll be buying Harrier 1 bits back at twice the price sometime ?!