R2,
Yes we all know that!
However, as in every other procurement case in recent history, the MoD decides that off-the-shelf purchase of a proven product is simply not acceptable - in this case LPG storage was the issue. (What issue?)
So the proven spec is b*ggered about with, the supplier adds significant additional cost and we - the taxpayers - end up paying way over the odds for a non-standard piece of kit that performs worse than the original.
What makes this case even more laughable is that all these new Skylaunch winches have nothing to launch because of yet another MoD f*ck up.
Never mind, those young air cadets that can't glide can go along to Wittering at the weekend for some AEF flying: not! Sorry, I forgot, the feckwits that moved all the flying units from Wyton failed to resource the air traffic organisation so that the Wittering could open at weekends, so a fleet of Tutors stands idle!
You really couldn't script it!
