MattW
MattW
This is quite concerning. NATOs Wedgetail (= AWACS replacement) programme has been afaics essentially killed by US withdrawal.
I'm not sure where this laves the UK.
NATO’s effort to replace its ageing E-3A Sentry fleet has been upended after the United States pulled out of the alliance’s planned purchase of up to six Boeing E-7 Wedgetails, leaving the programme without a strategic or financial anchor, the UK Defence Journal understands.
The Dutch Ministry of Defence confirmed that Washington withdrew from the AWACS replacement effort in July, prompting the Netherlands and several European partners to abandon the joint plan.
https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/nato-scraps-e-7-wedgetail-plan-as-allies-hunt-new-awacs/
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Re: The great disappointment – politicalbetting.com
Fairly ruthless, Peel Ports. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Peel_Group#Controversies (View Post)1 -
Re: The great disappointment – politicalbetting.com
Hmmm. (View Post)1 -
Re: The great disappointment – politicalbetting.com
You have category confusion. White British *are* Europeans. (View Post)3 -
Re: The great disappointment – politicalbetting.com
We do have an emphasis on patrolling. But the other noticeable loss to me was that all the PCSOs suddenly vanished around 2015. That undermines local intelligence work, and stopping little crooks gro… (View Post)1 -
Re: The great disappointment – politicalbetting.com
Protected from what? And what is Hogmanay cheese rolling? We demand that the Lewes burn-models-of-slebs festival be protected. (View Post)1
