Drawn-out contractual negotiation over buying the Hawk 128 advanced jet trainer is near conclusion, but the emergence of a Royal Air Force fallback position over a key future training program is causing friction. Worries over any potential delay to securing the training program, the 14-billion-pound ($25.7-billion) Military Flying Training System (MFTS), appears to have prompted the RAF to ponder, at least informally, a "Plan B" option.
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