hahahahaha
Another case of "It must be invented/built in UK".
Remember when we rejected the C-130?
Remember NimWACS, because we had spare airframes after we were kicked out of Malta?
I know, and understand, the the UK Govt has to try to support UK Industry, but we've been bogging this sort of thing for DECADES. We always end up producing kit that costs a fortune, is late and over-budget, has ZERO overseas sales potential [OK, exempt Tornado to date] and doesn't quite do the job.
How many £BILLIONS have been wasted over the last 25 years ensuring a "Made in UK" stamp on the kit? And then buying foreign anyway?