Budgetary pressures may stymie ambitions to convert all Nim-rod MRA4 test aircraft to the production standard, potentially leaving the Royal Air Force with only nine of the type. The Defense Ministry and Nimrod manufacturer BAE Systems have been trying to strike a deal on bringing the three development aircraft in the much-delayed program to the final production version. The talks are taking place within the broader context of BAE and the government trying to conclude a partnering agreement designed to sustain the U.K.'s defense industrial capability.
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