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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I hope that coat of yours is bullet proof ! (View Post)1 -
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That to me is a fairly naive comment from Josh in the current climate. It's like trying to oppose Farage purely with rationality, which he just does not embrace. Trumps sees an era of hard power… (View Post)1 -
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I honestly can't tell. They are currently back in the 1930s, and pursuing the economic policies that caused their economy to take years longer to recover than the European equivalents. And all o… (View Post)1 -
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I think it's far deeper than that, in both police and societal culture. USA police are tolerated acting like sheriffs in the wild-west, with all the personal behaviour that allows. Many of them … (View Post)1 -
Re: North and South – politicalbetting.com
Correction. It's on another signpost next to it. (They need one pointing to "The South" out to sea on Sumburgh Head.) (View Post)1
