Originally Posted by
TwoDeadDogs
You'll end up with PC 21. Just you wait and see.....
You obviously do not understand the UK Government and MOD procedures.
What we will eventually get is a zero fatigue lifed 21st century advanced (re)winged Hawk with hardpoint capability, boasting an upgraded or a different powerplant, zero timed fuselage, a state of the art instrumentation and defensive suite that will cost us more than a new fresh built aircraft.
While also taking years to finally take to the air, as BAe squeeze's every last pound out of the UK coffers.
Then they will give it a flashy name to hide the fact they have simply regurgitated the old Hawk... something like Advanced Hawk or 21st Century Hawk. And finally produce a flashy brochure to sell it to us all.
Rather like what they did to Puma.