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Old 3rd Nov 2023, 17:38
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Originally Posted by SLXOwft
It has participated in more (some of which were admittedly canned after they left) but took its ball home when it didn't get its way, AFVG, FEFA (Eurofighter), NMBR-3 but the Germans are also slippery partners e.g. ditching MAW for P-8s, slashing their order once Panavia was firmly a GmbH based in Bayern.It may not make economic. technological, or programme management sense to have Germany onboard in Tempest but politics may overide them.
Did the UK not also slash its Tornado (and Eurofighter for that matter) numbers?


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