Did I hear that the Nimrod mk4 has not flown since march and has some "safety issues". I guess after something like a 10 year delay and still no functioning aeroplane might be the reason that the government eventually had to give up. If the Nimrod is only a few £££ and weeks away from being a success it would be completed. Clearly it is not! Should we spend another £1B and wait another x years? There would still a gap in the role the Nimrod should have filled, just more money spent in the hope of the project coming good. Or am I missing something?
How much more did we need to spend and how much longer would we have had to wait ? What would people say if we blew another £1B and 3 years from now someone finds that it is still not ready for service?
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