I'm wondering whether the lords and masters have got themselves into a massive dilemma. Do we fund the second QE for big Dave's 'cat and trap' so we can operate it/flog it? Or: do we take the savings to marinise mk3, no ' cat and trap' and operate it as a LPH like Ocean.
There was a 'pot of gold' that they were hoping to use for the marinisation. The money saved from not buying Chinook Mk 6.......Now that we are buying Mk6, when and where will the Merlin upgrade dosh come from prior to 2020 to avoid the awful headline of 'Navy in helicopter that can't go to sea shocker...'