Like Typhoon did, like Tornado did, like Merlin did, like SA80 did and like every other piece of MoD procured kit did, yes.
Oh dear. Is that the best prognosis AW/WH has to offer the MoD and the taxpayer for their £1.65bn investment. And this figure without training and through life support costs.
Unlike the completely '
new-design' equipment you mentioned above, Wildcat is the product of 35-years of Lynx in-service experience, so how utterly depressing your comment, especially in an era when every single penny the MoD has to spend on equipment will count.
I note in the NAO Major Projects Report 2011, that 50% of Wildcat KPM’s are listed as
‘to be met, with risk’ and these include training and through life support, so let us hope Wildcat isn’t going to be a re-run of the Apache crew training fiasco.
Let’s be honest, the Royal Navy are pleased with their SCMR solution, but for the AAC, it was a case of ‘Hobson’s choice’.
