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Old 29th Feb 2008, 09:56
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Ivan Rogov
 
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0/0 is that gen about GR4 going to Afghanistan, please don't tell me we have just thrown a large wedge of extra cash at Typhoon so it can operate in the hostile terrain of the Lincolnshire Wolds. I quite accept the need for the aircraft but last year we were told repeatedly by the man at the top that it would be deployed this year, that was why it got more cash. Wouldn't it have been better to direct that towards currently deployed/deploying assets and allow Typhoon to progress as planned without impossible timelines? Was it ever really planned to deploy or was it a hidden agenda for export sales or securing the whole buy?
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