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"Keith Willshaw" wrote in message ... "Cub Driver" wrote in message ... The story as it ran in the Aero-News email letter this morning: UK Eurofighter Gets The Ax One-Third Cut In British Defense Spending Puts Warplane On Hiatus It's late, over budget and now, out of date. The British procurement of the so-called Eurofighter is over. Which is contradictory in itself since the one third cut would be the third tranche which is not due to be ordered until 2007 The Eurofighter -- Britain's version is called the Typhoon -- "is a dead duck. Unfortunately we are stuck with it, but there is no way this Government is going to buy any more. It's expensive and obsolete." That word came from a senior Defense Ministry official quoted in the London Daily Telegraph. British military leaders apparently agreed with the assessment, but only after being assured the savings would be spent on UCAVs, smart missiles and other high-tech weapons systems. Two phases of the Typhoon deployment have already been carried out. So far, 144 aircraft have been delivered. The first 55 -- air-combat only -- were six years late. The second batch of 89 aircraft, which have ground-attack capabilities, has yet to be delivered. So we've delivered 144 aircraft. Can somebody tell me where they are? All Eurofighters are now grounded because of engine problems. No they were grounded on October 14 as a result of a brake failure There are even questions about the need for a Eurofighter fleet. Admiral Sir Michael Boyce, the former Chief of the Defence Staff who retired earlier in the year, was skeptical of the need for more Eurofighters. He asked in an interview with the Telegraph, "Do we need to have 232 fighters in the modern context?" His point is this: UCAVs -- unmanned combat aerial vehicles -- will star replacing manned aircraft within 20 years. That's just a few years after the final batch of Eurofighters are due to enter service. FMI: www.eurofighter.com Boyce was well known in the forces as anti anything that the Royal Navy didnt have. Duncan Sandys said the same thing in the 50's as I recall Plus Ca Change.Plus Ca Meme Chose Keith |
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"Ian Craig" wrote in message ... "Keith Willshaw" wrote in message ... "Cub Driver" wrote in message ... The story as it ran in the Aero-News email letter this morning: UK Eurofighter Gets The Ax One-Third Cut In British Defense Spending Puts Warplane On Hiatus It's late, over budget and now, out of date. The British procurement of the so-called Eurofighter is over. Which is contradictory in itself since the one third cut would be the third tranche which is not due to be ordered until 2007 The Eurofighter -- Britain's version is called the Typhoon -- "is a dead duck. Unfortunately we are stuck with it, but there is no way this Government is going to buy any more. It's expensive and obsolete." That word came from a senior Defense Ministry official quoted in the London Daily Telegraph. British military leaders apparently agreed with the assessment, but only after being assured the savings would be spent on UCAVs, smart missiles and other high-tech weapons systems. Two phases of the Typhoon deployment have already been carried out. So far, 144 aircraft have been delivered. The first 55 -- air-combat only -- were six years late. The second batch of 89 aircraft, which have ground-attack capabilities, has yet to be delivered. So we've delivered 144 aircraft. Can somebody tell me where they are? Maybe they have the new stealth modifications. Could explain why you can't find them. |
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