UK Yet To Confirm Nimrod SIGINT Replacement: AIN Online
UK Yet To Confirm Nimrod SIGINT Replacement
Senior RAF officers have said that the Nimrods perform a vital task, and they last month promised the UK Parliament that there would not be “a capability gap” when the Nimrods are withdrawn from service in 2011. But the Nimrod SIGINT replacement seems to have fallen foul of the UK’s defense budget squeeze. The MoD told AIN that a decision would be made late this year, and the R1s would be extended in service if necessary.
Looks like the R1 may have to keep going a little longer
