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That is interesting. We had a capabilities brief from a MRA4 chap down at Culdrose not that long age that said exactly the oposite.
He said that it was a pure maritime aircraft with none of the UOR bells and whistles its predecessor had. Back to its roots with none of this istar shenanigans.
In fact it was inferior according to him in many ways due to being so long in gestation and overtaken in many ways by the UORs
I remember taking away from the brief surprise and some disbelief that just like our Merlin, the next mark would be inferior in so many ways as it leaves the factory.
The only improvements seemed to be astonishing unrefueled range and radar
So which is it?
Are you talking crap or him?