Shared procurement interests give the Royal Navy and RAF reasons to cooperate. Naval support for the P-8 strengthens the case for maintaining the Boeing 737 support base. That support in turn helps reduce the cost of the E-7 Wedgetail purchase. The connection makes the affordability of one aircraft fleet depend partly on another programme serving a different operational requirement.
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P-8 and E-7 commonality lowers the support burden
P-8 procurement supports the Boeing 737 infrastructure behind the RAF's Wedgetail purchase.