Encouraging news from the Defence Secetary?
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Encouraging news from the Defence Secetary?
UK defence secretary wants ‘volume' Tempest production (janes.com)
The Defence Secretary has provided some clarity, for the present, has been reported regarding the future form of the Tempest.
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The Defence Secretary has provided some clarity, for the present, has been reported regarding the future form of the Tempest.
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UK defence secretary wants ‘volume' Tempest production (janes.com)
The Defence Secretary has provided some clarity, for the present, has been reported regarding the future form of the Tempest.
FB
The Defence Secretary has provided some clarity, for the present, has been reported regarding the future form of the Tempest.
FB
Political counting: one, two, several, more, lots, many, unprecedented numbers. I wonder where volume sits on that scale and if ModVol = TreasVol?
Perhaps we could get a better guarantee of the eventual numbers if we let Boris have a snazzy Union Flag logo on each tail, in muted greys of course.
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One always starts with eye dropping numbers in procurement and often ends up with tens off, if indeed not chopped at birth... hasn't one learnt anything about Government procurement?
Still we can't be doing to bad, we are looking at giving a couple of frigates to Greece.
https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/two-...ted-to-greece/
Still we can't be doing to bad, we are looking at giving a couple of frigates to Greece.
https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/two-...ted-to-greece/
Ecce Homo! Loquitur...
LJ,
Historically it’s been the other way round, usually as the other partners with the French realise that the French idea of collaboration is that everyone pays whilst the French demand leadership over airframe, engine, avionics and software…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurofi...yphoon#Origins
Historically it’s been the other way round, usually as the other partners with the French realise that the French idea of collaboration is that everyone pays whilst the French demand leadership over airframe, engine, avionics and software…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurofi...yphoon#Origins
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If I recall correctly, the French objections at the time were the priority of Germany, UK and Italy for primarily an Interceptor. The French wanted to place emphasis on a Ground Attack aircraft. As things now stand, both airframes can do anything well enough, a bit like the latest Block F-16s.
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If I recall correctly, the French objections at the time were the priority of Germany, UK and Italy for primarily an Interceptor. The French wanted to place emphasis on a Ground Attack aircraft. As things now stand, both airframes can do anything well enough, a bit like the latest Block F-16s.
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If I recall correctly, the French objections at the time were the priority of Germany, UK and Italy for primarily an Interceptor. The French wanted to place emphasis on a Ground Attack aircraft. As things now stand, both airframes can do anything well enough, a bit like the latest Block F-16s.
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Strange priority (of UK) since I understand it (ie AST 403) was originally conceived as replacement for the Harrier and Jaguar. As explained to me (at Staff College) RAF philosophy was that a good fighter (aka interceptor) would be a better basis for a ground attack aircraft than would a ground attack aircraft for an interceptor.
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