Broken: a Nimrod lies in pieces after demolition work began on the aircraft at BAE Systems Woodford airfield in Cheshire Photo: BBCNimrod: A Sorry Saga With A Messy Ending -- The Telegraph
The decision to scrap the Nimrod project has caused uproar among defence chiefs, but something had to go, says Michael Clarke.
There can be few images more damaging to defence planning than bulldozers cutting off the wings of a new, hi-tech aircraft just a year before it was due to go into service. The Nimrod Maritime Reconnaissance Aircraft (the MRA4) has become a classic in the annals of defence controversy. The programme is £800 million over budget, nine years late, and has now been cancelled in the Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR), in order to save around £2 billion over the next decade.
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My Comment: The Nimrod story should serve as a poster child for all future politicians, managers, strategists, and planners on how not to do a military project.
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