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.
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.