ASaC7
The other thread about this system has been closed, preumably because it was in danger of degenerating into a p...ing match again. However, the system seems to be proving its worth but I'm just not sure that the venerable SK is the right platform for it in this environment. In time (a long time) maybe the RN will receive a Merlin version but overland wouldn't it be more effcient (and probably cheaper in the long run) to have this system in a FW aircraft? Britten Norman proposed an AEW Defender/ Islander a few years ago using the Searchwater Radar, perhaps a similar aircraft with the ASaC7 mission kit would be a good buy?
I know, its probably a "nice to have" rather than an essential bit of kit given that the SKs are out there already but RN ASaC requirements will be denuded, maritime skill sets will perish, JFH may have fewer opportunities to practice with their controllers and the aircraft will be knackered, requiring replacement, that much more quickly.