UK orders nimrods

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U.K. orders 12 next-generation Nimrods
July 21, 2006
BAE Systems will build 12 next-generation Nimrod MRA4 maritime patrol aircraft for the U.K. Royal Air Force under a deal announced at the Farnborough International Airshow in London.
The contract, announced by U.K. Defence Secretary Des Browne, was valued at 1.1 billion British pounds ($2 billion).
The MRA4 is the successor to the current Nimrod MR2.
The MRA4, which made its maiden flight in August 2004, is a maritime reconnaissance and intelligence-gathering platform with the potential to carry a wide range of modern weapons. The aircraft features a new integrated mission system that enables the crew to gather, process and display up to 20 times more technical and strategic data than the MR2 variant, BAE said in a news release. The new aircraft has range of more than 6,000 miles and a 14-hours loiter time without refueling.
Three MRA4 development aircraft have conducted more than 125 trial flights, including live link-ups with Royal Navy destroyers.
Delivery of the first production aircraft to is planned for 2009.