Originally Posted by Eminence Gris
So Cameron admits his mistake.........should resign!
Eminence Gris's location: Lancashire. Connected to a certain large defence contractor, perchance?
Scrapping Nimrod MRA4 was
not a mistake. The programme was a shambles. I for one am glad that BAES' bluff was called and I am sure that many others will agree, especially as it now looks like we will be getting the all good bits of MRA4 (the mission kit) with none of the bad bits (the bodged and potentially uncertifiable airframe).
A benefit of membership of multilateral organisations like NATO is that your allies can help you out and stop you being threatened or held hostage. A good lesson of the last few years is that that applies as much to equipment procurement as it does to military operations.