Following on from the previous post about the Nimrod MRA.4 and the two prototypes sat idle at Woodford Aerodrome, I contacted my MP and received the following reply from Peter Luff, the Minister for Defence Equipment, Support and Technology:
So, General (BOWMAN) Dynamics have been named as preferred bidder for the demonstration phase of the Specialist Vehicle Recce Block 1. The Common Base Platform will also form the basis for a range of other variants.
The first of the planned Nimrod MRA4′s have been handed over to the RAF to begin crew training.
This is the first of 9 ordered but won’t be in full service until 2012 as the whole project has been slowed down to save money. The original order was for 21 aircraft but this has been continually whittled down.
Nimrod MRA4
As the MR2′s are being withdrawn by the end of this month lets hope we don’t have cause to need a long range maritime attack and recce aircraft, you know, like somewhere down South
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