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Old 23rd Nov 2015, 10:28
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IIRC, the official reason for cancelling MRA4 was it could never get a certificate of airworthiness. Any "savings" were not the reason, they were the product. One defence minister wanted BAES in court but had to calm down after seeing the evidence.
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