NAO Report and Typhoon too expensive to test Meteor on [Archive]

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Lazer-Hound

24th Nov 2006, 10:54

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,,1955787,00.html

Presumably Rafale and/or Gripen will be used for Meteor testing?

ORAC

24th Nov 2006, 11:13

The Gripen was signed up as the trials aircraft in 2001 and has already test fired two missiles (http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Successful_Meteor_Missile_Firings_With_Gripen_Completed.html ).

WhiteOvies

24th Nov 2006, 11:19

Auntie's spin on the NAO report:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/6177812.stm

Also has a link to a story about how knackered the AT fleet is.