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Old 25th Nov 2015, 11:57
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I'm surprised at the number of nay-sayers on this thread (not sure why), with dire predictions of unqualified staff, lack of appropriate skills, etc. etc.

Originally Posted by Wikipedia
Cobham plc is a British manufacturing company based in Wimborne Minster, Dorset, England. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. According to Defense News it is the 51st largest defense firm in world, and 5th largest in the UK, based on 2013 revenue.


The Cobham Aviation Services SBU operates more than 150 fixed and rotary wing aircraft around the world. It specialises in the conversion and support of a wide range of civil and military aircraft, and through an FB Heliservices consortium with Bristow Helicopters at the UK's Defence Helicopter Flying School trains all UK helicopter pilots for the Royal Navy, Royal Air Force and British Army.
Whilst not often referring to Wikipedia, I think the above quoted paragraphs suggest they might just have access, fairly easy access in fact, to the expertise needed to safely and successfully fulfill the tasks as contracted.

In the absence of inside knowledge, I guess time will tell.
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