Got a minute...?
Read this over at The Salted Slug it is absolutely excellent!
A small taster, but it is worth reading it all...
On Air Force matters, the Nimrod MRA4 will be abandoned. This should have happened about 10 years ago, but with timing only the government could pull off they've cancelled after the contract has already been paid in full. BAe will complete the aircraft and deliver them to the MoD who will store or scrap them.
They've each cost more than a space shuttle (honestly), and we won't use them to save on the cost of jet fuel. Part of the rationale to keep 13 Navy frigates is to keep control of sea lanes, protect trade etc. This clearly doesn't apply in the case of an asset, unlike the frigates, actually potentially useful to this role. The existing aircraft are already being phased out, so maritime patrol is a capability we're simply abandoning. All gone.
