I hope the mil SAR boys are enjoying a well deserved gloat now the cat is out of the bag ref the new short-range SAR service provided by the MCA (Please don't repeat all that tripe about interim SAR being the fault of some lowly sqn ldr). My object of derision is the MCA higher management by the way, not the crews who have been hamstrung with the new aircraft.
This story deserves much greater publicity because the UK public, taxpayer and, most importantly, the government need to know about this. With regard to SAR-H, if you think this is bad, 'you ain't seen nothing yet'. Don't forget, after SAR-H comes in the military won't be there to dig the contractor out of it once all the excuses for a service that falls short of that promised start.
Interesting to see some Crab baiting as soon as the story was posted. The stick that chap has received over the years for having the courage to tell the truth, even after some toe-rag revealed his identity, has been disgusting at times. Looks like he has been proved right.