Fox to crack down on military overspends

[GrahamO]

davejb

I don't think you know Nimrod aircrew very well.

You are completely correct - I know one pilot and thats it and he's a sensible chap after 5 or more years in industry

My point was that if the new platform is being spec'd and Nimrod has a performance factor of "six cats per square ironing board", and the off the shelf item only offers five at a price of £100M , I can pretty much guarantee someone senior in the wider MOD will be insisting on six as a minimum with a development cost of £50M and a rock solid guarantee that it will be late.

Our country has a strong track record of modifying completely working items until they are late and don't work - and thats not just the purview of the MOD.