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Mark,
"coast guard" those are key words......
We are not looking at replacing a coast guard airplane but and air force warplane. Theres more to the CP-140s mission than looking at who is out there and looking for polluters.
Smaller nations dont have the giant expanses of ocean and land to patrol that we do. Some of those smaller nations dont have the need to support their navy in ASW and ASuW operations. As for the Nimrod MRA 4, it isnt an option that has merrit.
"coast guard" those are key words......
We are not looking at replacing a coast guard airplane but and air force warplane. Theres more to the CP-140s mission than looking at who is out there and looking for polluters.
prom said:there are other options out there that have some merit, susch as the MRA4 Nimrod, the MPA320 (german and itlian joint project as a P-3 replacement based off an A320ER, I read somewhere about some smaller nations using small business jets and out fitting them with the proper equipment.
Smaller nations dont have the giant expanses of ocean and land to patrol that we do. Some of those smaller nations dont have the need to support their navy in ASW and ASuW operations. As for the Nimrod MRA 4, it isnt an option that has merrit.