Im not shure where the Nimrod 4 project got to. Did they actually fly one and had it fully shaken down and sorted? Or, are there still problems to sort out and a possibility of further slipage and cost rises?
If the latter, might it be that there is something seriously wrong with it and it might never work as intended?
I guess it is unlikely that a government would chop something like this the day before delivery of a fully sorted project.
What are the remaining problems that are preventing the Nimrod from being handed over?
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