Originally Posted by
BVRAAM
Ok, so this thing is being assembled here, which is good news for UK industry.
S?
As I read the press release, the empty airframes will be flown here, then STS will remove S 46 in the rear fuselage, fit the new section 46 (with the radar mount) then re-assemble the fuselage and install the mission systems.
So 'conversion' rather than assembly
I don't think the 'used' airframes for the UK have been publically identified yet, not whther they will be -700 airframes (As per RAAF) or -800 (as rumoured). Wouldn't be like us to screw things up by having a different airframe :-)