Originally Posted by
falcon900
To illustrate, say the RAF identify a need for a new aircraft type. After determining that dear old BAE are the chosen contractor...
Ah, those were the days! (wipes tears for eye). If you want to reflect current practice that should read:
"After asking dear old BAE to bid with a whole bunch of standards, restrictions and cost-driving coinstraints they offer it to american contractors without preconditions and so remarkably find that the aermican contractors are cheaper. They then buy american and endure years of being ripped off over detailed stuff they hadn't spotted in the contract."
PDR