Very much so Ian. It may well prove that in their insistence they may have poo-poo'd the opportunity to flog the 139/149 to the UK. I think they may have realised that no other mug would have bought FLynx in a non naval role. To be honest, even in the naval role it won't be terribly attractive in the future. Why would a navy spend more on FLynx when Super Lynx can do the job for less? I really cant see an export market for FLynx and certainly not for BRH. The order books are pretty buoyant for export Super Lynx at present and for the foreseeable future so who else would buy FLynx? Ah, thats right - AWs R&D asset - The UK MoD. Nice shot in the foot UK procurement, nice shot in the foot.
It's truly bizarre that we would have been forced to pay a company (Finmeccanica) for
not buying something. The wops must be laughing all the way to the bank.