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The demise of the Sea Harrier
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main...28/ixhome.html
A spokesman for the Ministry of Defence said: "With the demise of the Sea Harrier, the Royal Navy will be left with a capability gap. But we believe that that is an acceptable risk." -HJC |
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It was announced last year that the shar will be scrapped . waste of a
good radar though oh well just pray that the RN doesn't face a threat from nations flying Rafales, gripens, J-10s or whatever advanced combat aircraft their budgets allow Personally I think the RN should have participated in the harrier II program instead of that stupid EH-101 merlin overpriced POS |
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Personally I think the RN should have participated in the harrier II
program instead of that stupid EH-101 merlin overpriced POS I agree the Merlin is overpriced, but aren't all military projects when they first come out. I don't think any nation has come up with a successful project on time and on budget. I also don't think the Merlin is a POS. It is adaptable and capable, it's just not worth losing the Harrier for. |
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On 29 Mar 2004 15:57:27 GMT, Andrewstep1234 wrote:
Personally I think the RN should have participated in the harrier II program instead of that stupid EH-101 merlin overpriced POS I agree the Merlin is overpriced, How much does it cost compared to other helicopters? -- "It's easier to find people online who openly support the KKK than people who openly support the RIAA" -- comment on Wikipedia (Email: zen19725 at zen dot co dot uk) |
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phil hunt wrote:
On 29 Mar 2004 15:57:27 GMT, Andrewstep1234 wrote: Personally I think the RN should have participated in the harrier II program instead of that stupid EH-101 merlin overpriced POS I agree the Merlin is overpriced, How much does it cost compared to other helicopters? http://www.flug-revue.rotor.com/FRTypen/FREH101.htm RAF price for 22 Merlin HC Mk3s put at 500 million Pounds. http://www.helis.com/news/2002/eh101last.htm This was followed in March 1995 by a further order worth £500 million for 22 utility variants to be known as Merlin HC Mk3. That's £23 million each or $41 million each. http://www.aviationtoday.com/cgi/rw/...=0801defup.htm MH-60R Procurement Postponed In addition, the difference between the cost of remanufacturing existing helicopters and producing all-new aircraft—$27 million per copy versus about $31 million per copy—was smaller than previously thought. -HJC |
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"Andrewstep1234" wrote in message ... Personally I think the RN should have participated in the harrier II program instead of that stupid EH-101 merlin overpriced POS I agree the Merlin is overpriced, but aren't all military projects when they first come out. I don't think any nation has come up with a successful project on time and on budget. P-51 & F-117? |
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"Andrewstep1234" wrote in message ... Personally I think the RN should have participated in the harrier II program instead of that stupid EH-101 merlin overpriced POS I agree the Merlin is overpriced, but aren't all military projects when they first come out. I don't think any nation has come up with a successful project on time and on budget. P-51 & F-117? |
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"Andrewstep1234" wrote in message ... Personally I think the RN should have participated in the harrier II program instead of that stupid EH-101 merlin overpriced POS I agree the Merlin is overpriced, but aren't all military projects when they first come out. I don't think any nation has come up with a successful project on time and on budget. P-51 & F-117? |
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John,
The joke goes like this: "On time, within scope, within budget - pick any two of the three." -- Mike Kanze "John Keeney" wrote in message ... "Andrewstep1234" wrote in message ... Personally I think the RN should have participated in the harrier II program instead of that stupid EH-101 merlin overpriced POS I agree the Merlin is overpriced, but aren't all military projects when they first come out. I don't think any nation has come up with a successful project on time and on budget. P-51 & F-117? |
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Henry J Cobb wrote:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main...28/ixhome.html A spokesman for the Ministry of Defence said: "With the demise of the Sea Harrier, the Royal Navy will be left with a capability gap. But we believe that that is an acceptable risk." -HJC So what the hell is left to call a FLEET AIR ARM???????? Might as well put some damn Fairley Fulmars and Swordfish on their ships to at least pretend Naval aviation is alive and well. |
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