as 'reported' by Auntie Beeb yesterday:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-28257349
Nore F-35 woes
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Re: Nore F-35 woes
Same old Bull-Shite ,
Why on earth we need these aircraft baffles me, we had a perfectly war tested aircraft in the Harrier which could have gone on for many more years [ we could even build new ones] plus as technology has moved on we have these Drones and Helicopters that can deliver just as much power/punch to an enemy and as for the statement that we in Britain employ so and so many jobs for this F-35 they will not have the work if this aircraft becomes a white elephant,
As for the initial UK order for 14 F-35Bs will, with support costs added, have a price tag of about £2.5bn. that's now, by the time we get any you can bet that will have trebled !
I might be a Grumpy Old B i know but it makes me Mad but who am i ?
Just my two Pennies.
Cheers,
Roger.
Why on earth we need these aircraft baffles me, we had a perfectly war tested aircraft in the Harrier which could have gone on for many more years [ we could even build new ones] plus as technology has moved on we have these Drones and Helicopters that can deliver just as much power/punch to an enemy and as for the statement that we in Britain employ so and so many jobs for this F-35 they will not have the work if this aircraft becomes a white elephant,
As for the initial UK order for 14 F-35Bs will, with support costs added, have a price tag of about £2.5bn. that's now, by the time we get any you can bet that will have trebled !
I might be a Grumpy Old B i know but it makes me Mad but who am i ?
Just my two Pennies.
Cheers,
Roger.
Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt.
Re: Nore F-35 woes
You can count us in then!At a cost of around $400bn (£230bn), the F-35 family of jets is the most expensive defence project in US history.
Remember what MRCA stood for: Must Refurbish Canberras Again
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At the very least they should have kept the Harriers until somethng else took over wherever that is from.
Garry
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Re: Nore F-35 woes
Its not a bad thing to have a few of them hanging around, Garry.
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Not to worry chaps, there will still be a vertical take-off aircraft at Farborough.
It's............................................ The Spanish Navy's Sea Harrier!
Nev
It's............................................ The Spanish Navy's Sea Harrier!
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Shades of the F4K fiasco? Not to mention the F111........
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At least the F-4's gave 25 years of sterling service!! 
Must Refurbish Canberra's Again....like that one.
What about the Jaguar?? Joint Anglo Gallic Underpowered Aircraft Replacement
Must Refurbish Canberra's Again....like that one.
What about the Jaguar?? Joint Anglo Gallic Underpowered Aircraft Replacement
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Actually AV-8 version, not navalised GR1.Scorpius wrote:Not to worry chaps, there will still be a vertical take-off aircraft at Farborough.
It's............................................ The Spanish Navy's Sea Harrier!
Nev
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