Further purchases of A400's binned due to cost.

[tucumseh]

Originally Posted by Rude C'man

https://www.airforce-technology.com/...9fURZEmPfPxIh8

Where do they get these figures from? Anyone who sees these every week knows this isn't true. The C130J is still covering tasks allocated to the C130J task line as they surge A400 Cap Dev.
How did Leeeson leave DES and walk into his job? Surely he had insider knowledge.
The interviews were so awkward.
https://parliamentlive.tv/event/inde...98?in=11:32:30

Thanks for that link. If you keep watching, they discuss MFTS and Crowsnest.

Takeaways:

1. MoD keeps changing the spec/requirements on all 3. So, easy to divert from the original question.

2. Dave Doogan, as you would expect (trained MoD engineer), asks a great question about Crowsnest. Equally good answer, probably having already spotted that most members don't know the history, or are wary of going there. (It's a mod, of a mod, of a mod, of a...., and the basic assumption in 1993 was that ASaC7 would be the last time, not least because the procurement strategy then was a political overrule).

3. Mark Francois. Oh dear. Digs holes and jumps in.

4. I thought Leeson spoke well, but then he would know MoD's weaknesses better than most.