Defence Cuts

[Mayfly]

Naval defence cuts with knock on effects to the JSF


http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article6888962.ece

[Dan4th]

Second Carrier should be built so that it can
be upgraded at a later date in order to avoid
the dreaded "What were we THINKING?" Syndrome.

Danf.

[Mayfly]

nah D4th tis much better to change one plans now, THEN rethink in the future, decide you can't do without them after all & LEASE said item at twice the cost it would have been to see the original plan through ..

[Mackrick]

Either I have misread or mis understood the report. It reads that both carriers are to be built but only one to have the JSF the other will be a helicopter landing ship. Still not good news but the politics and finance will always cloud things.

[Mayfly]

you are right MR thats how I read it - I was being a little!! cynically sorry

[Xplumberlives]

Time to scrap the navy!

[Saracenman]

here we go - time to deny the RN what they've craved ever since they lost their previous 'proper' carriers!

yet again, HM Forces Will end up with a bit of kit, designed to do a completely different job to the one it'll end up doing. i wonder how long it will be before the Army are given a new fleet of Chally 2 tanks, but are told by Whitehall they can only afford for them to be used to empty the bins

i wonder if we end up with a navalised Typhoon after all?

sm

[Xplumberlives]

The HARPOON!