Britain renews Seedcorn MPA project for another 3 years

British aircrew operating maritime patrol aircraft with allied forces will continue to do so for another three years as the Seedcorn maritime patrol project has been renewed.

Nimrod MRA4 3
By Ronnie Macdonald (Flickr: Nimrod MRA4 3) [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons

The project allows the Royal Air Force to retain its anti-submarine and anti-surface warfare capability following the withdrawal of the BAE Systems Nimrod MRA4.

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