The P-8 contract was awarded at a time when Boeing’s reputation was still sterling—when Boeing was regarded as a paragon of American industry, in sharp contrast to the company’s current woes.

Several examples stand out, notably the BAE Systems Nimrod MRA4 maritime patrol aircraft. An attempt to modernize the older Hawker Siddeley Nimrod MR2, it featured new engines, avionics ...

The decision to axe the replacement Nimrod MRA4 reconnaissance planes - a project Mr Cameron said had cost more than £3 billion and was more than eight years late - puts the future of RAF Kinloss ...