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Wednesday, September 19, 2012

MPs concerned over Nimrod decision

Nimrod Maritime Patrol Aircraft |MPs have voiced "serious concern" about the risk to national security caused by the Government's decision to scrap the next generation of Nimrod maritime surveillance aircraft.

The Nimrod MRA4 was cancelled in the 2010 Strategic Defence and Security Review as ministers attempted to fill a £38 billion black hole in the Ministry of Defence (MoD) budget. The project, designed to replace the Nimrod MR2, was already years late and hundreds of millions of pounds over budget.

A report published by the House of Commons Defence Committee said that the decision has created a "capability gap" in maritime surveillance, leaving the UK dependent on other nations for support.

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