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: Kemi Badenoch is taking my advice – politicalbetting.com
The EU are currently going for TEMU wrt product safety. I've not tracked in detail. You are correct that are certainly big brands supplying underlying systems eg batteries, motors etc. Bosch is one. … (View Post)2 -
Re: Kemi Badenoch is taking my advice – politicalbetting.com
I don't know in domestic or office etc situations. That's why global bans, especially on say BSI compliant batteries, are so loopy. But it's partly media panic and differential coverage as ever. Whee… (View Post)1 -
Re: Kemi Badenoch is taking my advice – politicalbetting.com
Pushing it a bit further: Grenfell Tower fire started because of an Electrical Fault in A Fridge, yet we have not banned fridges. In fact it is unthinkable. Why not, and why are e-mobility transport … (View Post)1 -
Re: Kemi Badenoch is taking my advice – politicalbetting.com
I can't take a pic, since it is £300 or so from the BSI and I don't need it that much. If I did I would get the EN-ISO version from Estonia, where they are available in English at about 10-15% of the… (View Post)1 -
Re: Kemi Badenoch is taking my advice – politicalbetting.com
That's a very interesting comparison - compare with white goods, which require independent certification. Unlawful micro mobility of various sorts have a high rate of fires. Certified ones, such as p… (View Post)1
