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Old 27th February 2019 | 14:34
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Rhino power
 
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Originally Posted by Phil_R
Even if it's possible, even if it can be funded, I don't trust the UK to run this kind of project. Here's why.

...Typhoon; widely agreed to be less effective than far cheaper Su-35...
By whom? links, sources?

Notwithstanding that the Typhoon was an international programme and not one run solely by the UK, it has been the UK that, admittedly slowly, have been at the forefront of developing the Typhoon whilst the other partner nations have dragged their feet, much as they did during it's initial design/development...

-RP
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