In message , phil hunt
writes
On Sat, 10 Jul 2004 21:49:16 +0100, Paul J. Adam
wrote:
No. How many of the design teams for Eurofighter, Harrier, Tornado,
Jaguar et al are based there?

I suspect the desgn teams for the last 3 are long since disbanded.

Not even slightly - the Harrier's just been upped to GR9/9a status, the
Tornado to GR.4 (and is scheduled to remain in service towards 2020) and
Jaguar, for complicated reasons, remains popular because it's easily
modified.

Yes, there are. Unfortunately, if you think you can support your torpedo
outloads through them, they're dependent on support from BAE SYSTEMS
Waterlooville, which is about as far from Scotland as you can get and
still be part of the British mainland. (Do those depots make their own
spare parts? No, they don't, they depend on the manufacturer)

Who would be happy to sell to Scotland.

Provided an export licence was forthcoming, sufficient profit was to be
made, and it didn't threaten other activities..

--
He thinks too much: such men are dangerous.
Julius Caesar I:2

Paul J. Adam MainBoxatjrwlynch[dot]demon{dot}co(.)uk