The problem is, & always has been, the lack of co-operation between the civil servants & the military. Cost is the most important thing to the government, whereas decent equipment is obviously the priority of the military.
We see every year the idiots spending millions on crap, then more millions trying to make it work. The SA80 is a prime example.
This Chinook cock up is a disgrace. We need these desperately, in theater, not in hangars.
