The monumental cock-up occurred in the early 1990s, disbandment of the RAF IAM and the RAE, both irreplaceable organisations. Again, stupidity of the highest order exercised by politicians and senior military officers listening to siren voices assuring that it could all be done much cheaper by other means. Well is has not been cheaper, strategic capabilities have been thrown away and that Great White Elephant QinetiQ is falling apart.
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