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Old 29th Mar 2017, 11:28
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Alber Ratman
 
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Originally Posted by EAP86
History isn't helpful. Tornado sales efforts to Japan failed, Typhoon sales also look like a busted flush. The only success I can think of was the sale of a handful of HS125s for a maritime patrol role many years ago. Still, here's hoping...

Ultimately I expect the politics will come to the fore. Would anyone place a serious money bet against the USA coming out ahead?

The brexit complication for any future European collaborative efforts will be in the area of goods crossing borders (followed closely by people crossing the same).

EAP
Of course it will be. Same for all other industries. I fear for our remaining military and civil aviation manufacturing capability because it is mostly not UK owned.
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