Originally Posted by
Less Hair
Looks more like luring the Germans away from short notice ordering some P-8?
The dutch Orions were -known beforehand- structurally worn out but had nice equipment.
Exactly. This is France trying to save MAWS.
I am not sure about the odds though. The Deutsche Marine brass are clearly rooting for P-8, and there is that growing naval cooperation with Norway. We all know what MPA they went for.
Haven't heard anything about the Netherlands wanting to get back into the MPA business, but if they do, P-8 would form the perfect basis for another Dutch-German integration exercise. This is pure speculation, though.