Chopper left out in rain by workers delays Navy radar system by 3 months

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Royal Navy helicopter left out in rain by contractors delaying testing of £450m radar system by three months

A ROYAL Navy radar system has been delayed by three months after workers left a helicopter in the rain.

Flight tests of the £450million Crowsnest kit had to be put back as the Merlin chopper was unsafe to fly.Royal Navy tests have been delayed after its Merlin chopper was deemed unsafe to fly because contractors forgot to treat it with weather-proof paintThe Navy loaned a Merlin to defence contractors Leonardo to carry out tests at Boscombe Down, Wilts.They also failed to do any maintenance on it.“It’s like a bicycle. You can ride it in the rain but if you leave it outside it will rust.

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