RAF get a lift from Sixth C-17

[Lyneham Lad]

Given the Gov/MOD current difficulties in the media, I'm surprised more was not made of yesterday's announcement regarding the purchase of a sixth C17:-

Article (http://www.raf.mod.uk/news/index.cfm?storyid=A0C84BEF-1143-EC82-2EBE583219BC7764)

The RAF’s ability to transport heavy equipment and supplies to troops in theatre was significantly enhanced with the purchase of a sixth C-17 Globemaster transport aircraft. The purchase of the aircraft, through a £130 million contract with the Boeing Company, was announced today by Baroness Taylor.

LL

[warty99]

To a bog-standard journalist, the purchase of one new aircraft doesn't sound very exciting... I'm sure the MOD press office did what they could, but it's a difficult story to sell - particularly at a time when the media are looking for tales of woe and underfunding.

[LFFC]

This is old news; it was announced back in July!

See this link: C17 No 6 Inbound (http://www.pprune.org/forums/showthread.php?t=285661&highlight=extra)

I can't understand why it resurfaced yesterday. :rolleyes: But I suppose if you announce something enough times.......

[harrogate]

It had half a page in the tabloids when it was announced back in the summer.

The government are clearly trying to plaster the battered image of the MoD by trying to make this story newsworthy again.

It's gonna take a lot more than this.

[dallas]

The USAF only got 180ish of them and were a bit miffed they didn't get the full 225.

Imagine what we could do with 10% of that...

[harrogate]

... yeah, we could raise BILLIONS to repair the Northern Rock financial crater by selling them on to the Saudis.

[tonker]

Why would we want to support a private bank by flogging the best aircraft the RAF has?

Reminisent of coal and steel i'm afraid, wasn't a going concern and thus went(or soon will do). Move on

[harrogate]

Sarcasm seldom works on the internet, in my experience.

[tonker]

Your right, so don't bother