Originally Posted by
B Fraser
Give the recent dummy spit by Airbus, I have been wondering about the possibility of a successful resurgent British aircraft industry or a new commercial alliance between like minded countries. A UK / Canada / Sweden triumvirate could produce something quite interesting.
I imagine the main problem will be convincing any potential partners of the UK's commitment in the long term.
Countries such as Canada and Sweden may be reluctant to partner with a country who's GDP, and thus defence budget, is likely to be in free fall for the next decade.
Additionally, just how much will the UK be able to bring to the table? The former Ferranti, who contributed Eurofighter Radar, HUD, Helmet etc is now foreign owned!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selex_ES Would a company that is essentially Italian be welcome in such a project?