Report in The Register
New Navy Wildcat helicopters can't transmit vital data. Crews have to land and move tactical info around via USB sticks
The vital data link capability was deleted in 2008 as part of a cost-cutting exercise by the Ministry of Defence. At the same time, the total number of helicopters on order was cut from 70 to 62, along with a host of other vital capabilities, in the infamous phrase "fitted for but not with".
The export version of the Wildcat is fitted with a Link 16-compatible TDL.