Originally Posted by AtomKraft
The deal was that BAE Sys got paid the same amount whether they built them, or the ships got cancelled.
QED, may as well build them.....
In Rosyth, which is in Browns constituency...
I mean, what chance have we with cnuts like Brown running things?
You would have preferred the contract to be canceled? Because thats precisely what the Coalition attempted to do when they were elected.
If the UK wants any aircraft carrier, it will have to sign a contract that is bullet proof from political interference.
Originally Posted by Glojo
however the Committee noted that Crowsnest will not become operational until 2022 at the very earliest.
Thats no longer true, its been accelerated to be available years sooner.
Originally Posted by Glojo
It was also conceded that the only way the F-35B could return to the deck of the type of carrier we are left with is by carrying out a rolling landing.
Ridiculous comment. SRVL is an option for exceptional circumstance.