I'm new to this posting business although i did have some first hand experience as a SAR "user" many moons ago so have been reading all the interesting (and passionate ) posts with great interest. As i understand it, there are 2 consortia bidding to take over heli SAR at the 12 bases currently manned by the MCA, RN and RAF. One is Air Knight which is Lockheed Martin, VT Group and British International, the other is the same outfit which is operating at the moment at the 4 MCA Bases. On the face of it, that does seem to give the latter an advantage. Does anyone have any idea of the pros and cons of each bidder? Comments please