Pheasant,
Sounds like a cunning plan to me...
Many (most?) countries which have MPA have them operated by their navy, there is a certain inescapable logic to it.
Many years ago I met an acoustics operator off a Dutch P-3 whose previous tour had been in the sound room (or whatever the naval types call it) of an SSK. That kind of cross experience is priceless, but in their fleet was commonplace, and is something any future UK MPA could only achieve to any great extent if it was operated by the RN.....and that's from a crab!
Last edited by Biggus; 21st Jun 2012 at 08:55.