Brits destroying new spy/command and control plane

Telegraph:

SAS soldiers have told The Daily Telegraph that the aircraft’s ability to be “extremely adaptable” meant it had played a key role in Afghanistan and would be a “major asset” in future counter-terrorism operations.

It can also be disclosed that the security services were “deaf and blind” after the July 7th bombings in 2005 until the sophisticated communications suite onboard Nimrod aircraft arrived overhead.

Senior Special forces officers have said the country’s security forces were struggling to function with a jammed mobile phone network until they got one of the aircraft overhead to act as a communications relay.

The news comes as the Government has vowed to press ahead and destroy the fleet of nine brand new Nimrod MRA4s despite a letter to The Daily Telegraph from former defence chiefs saying it would leave a “massive gap” in Britain’s security.

Private contractors have already cut up two of the £400 million although demolition work came to a temporary halt at BAE Systems Woodford airfield yesterday over safety fears from hazardous waste.

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This could be a clue as to why the planes were destroyed:

I suspect they were unable to fix the defects that caused one of the planes to crash in 2008 killing all aboard.  I think they are getting the same coverage now from US planes that do not have a tendency to crash.

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