5th C17 Purchase??
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5th C17 Purchase??
I believe today, (8th March), was the announcement of wether the MOD would go ahead with its promised 5th C17 purchase/rental ! Has anybody heard anything one way or the other because I hear 99 desperately need it. ?
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Originally Posted by bitsleftover
...the Navy and the Army are putting the money up!
That's very kind, I can't see the RAF paying for a new Destroyer/Apache Flight somehow!!!!
By way of thanks, I propose an actuals Surf and Turf for all Dark Blue/Brown pax!
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Officially the RAF is not getting a 5th C17 as it was cancelled. It is getting a 6th though to add to the 4 it already has!!??!! I hate all this budget/accounts/political jargon.
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House of Lords Hansard 6 March 2006
Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean: My Lords, are the Government likely to consider the possibility of purchasing more C17 aircraft?
Lord Drayson: My Lords, my noble friend is right to raise this issue. We are looking at the possibility of purchasing a fifth C17 aircraft, but we have not yet made a decision.
Lord Drayson: My Lords, my noble friend is right to raise this issue. We are looking at the possibility of purchasing a fifth C17 aircraft, but we have not yet made a decision.
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Originally Posted by FormerFlake
Officially the RAF is not getting a 5th C17 as it was cancelled. It is getting a 6th though to add to the 4 it already has!!??!! I hate all this budget/accounts/political jargon.
Now the 6thC17 IPT had a much better handle on the situation (having watched the mess the 5th C17 IPT made of it) and they are doing much better.
However, the 5thC17 IPT are watching with curiosity on the procurement of the 6th C17 and rumour is that the 5thC17 IPT will be scrapped and reform in the vane of a 7thC17 IPT. DPA, dont ya luv 'em ?
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