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: Why Amanda Spielman should not be elevated to the peerage – politicalbetting.com
I think they will lose the Court cases on the retrospective cuts; they have already lost some of those. (View Post)2 -
Re: Why Amanda Spielman should not be elevated to the peerage – politicalbetting.com
Neigh, lad. (View Post)3 -
Re: Why Amanda Spielman should not be elevated to the peerage – politicalbetting.com
As the Usonians say - THAT horse left the barn some time ago. (View Post)1 -
Re: Why Amanda Spielman should not be elevated to the peerage – politicalbetting.com
That's a touch cruel. He has to advise a third party of his route in case he gets lifted and renditioned to El Salvador, so we can find him again. TSA - Take them to South America. (Yes, I know … (View Post)2 -
Re: It’s going a bit Liz Truss for Donald Trump – politicalbetting.com
Missed a bit. The student was then renditioned 1500 miles away, in violation of a Court Order. We need to begin objecting to human rights violations in the USA, as we ritually do in China. (View Post)1
