Rumour in the press last year that in the event of independence, Salmond was going to buy P3s
I was chatting with one of the defence advisors for the SNP last week who suggested C295's would be immediately ordered for the RSAF.
...and who exactly would crew these P-3s??!!
All those old boys fed up with the Oil n Gas commute to Aberdeen and the rigs!
Why on earth would you want to be able to take the mission kit out of a LRMPA so it could be used for something els
Because on the days when you need a truck more than an MPA - you can have a truck (in the case of Sea Herc or C295). At least on paper anyway.