Yes, that's right. this great maritime nation will have nine dedicated aircraft to patrol the sea lanes upon which we depend so much.
Take a look on the other thread.. Nimrod MRA4 In Service Date ?
I find the banter very entertaining on here, but in a moment of seriousness I felt this question should be addressed.
There are to be nine MRA4 airframes put into operational service. The three existing development airframes will not be made operational,
hence my question. Why on earth don't they put them to good use as an R1 replacement? Goodness knows that they've cost the taxpayer a few bob ! So far as C135 airframes are concerned, why replace one very old aircraft with another equally old one, when we can have a (nearly) new one instead.
Bring on the BWoS Nimrod R5
