Just because the AAIB wrote something doesn't make it gospel, especially not when it's 20 years old
MOD accepted this advice at the time and funded a CWS programme for fast jets.
Years were wasted trying to develop a gold-plated bespoke CWS for fast jets.
I understand that flight trials were concluded in 1997 for a fast jet system. MOD decided at that time to procure the CWS with a planned in service date of 2004; hence the statement in the 1998 SDR.
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