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It is obvious that the supporters of the P8 programme on this thread are heavily involved in the seedcorn process and as such are probably in the best position to comment on the aircrafts capabilities. I though am somewhat disappointed at the lack of balanced criticism of this programme from these individuals and hence we may yet again may end up procuring a US built platform that subsequently does not meet its stated potential. The P3 was never as good an ASW platform as the Nimrod MR2. I suspect the P8 does not meet the capability of the now defunct MRA4. I have still to see proof that ASW can be done at high level yet the P8 continues to seek capable high level sensors and weapons. I hope our representatives on the P8 maintain an objective viewpoint and are not swayed by the hard sell(in its many guises) of US industry.