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: Make your suggestions – politicalbetting.com
So a repeat of the 1920s/1930s America First playbook, when the immediate consequence was that the USA spent about half a decade longer than other comparators (eg Europe) recovering from the Great De… (View Post)1 -
Re: Make your suggestions – politicalbetting.com
I've never tracked the history of that in detail; it's in my window of shadow in the 30 years before I was born. I'm sure there will be about 6 Letters from America if I look at the archives. (View Post)1 -
Re: Make your suggestions – politicalbetting.com
I'm alive to historic problems with the adoption system, comprising to my eye how it is run, support, and sometimes overreach. Which I speculate may have a similar component of local authorities bein… (View Post)1 -
Re: We need to talk about abolishing the budget – politicalbetting.com
OTOH, the reforms done to service recruitment seem to be - on first signs - making a big difference. https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/more-now-joining-than-leaving-british-armed-forces/ (View Post)1 -
Re: We need to talk about abolishing the budget – politicalbetting.com
I think where the rubber hits the road on this, and the brass don't like it, is that we need to prioritise the RN and the RAF over the army. (View Post)1
