How many times has Boeing dug MoD out of the deep poo, without any means of claiming payment, on contracts which for they were not the prime? Puma Nav Update and Sea King ASaC, to name but two of Westland's interventions.
How many times has Westland, in whatever guise, been criticised by Boards of Inquiry or the AAIB for poor Quality Control, or by the RAF Inspectorate of Flight Safety for being an unsuitable Design Authority?