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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Dickie Bird is around somewhere. I would say Rachel Heyhoe-Flint, but she popped off in 2017. John Major? :wink: (View Post)1 -
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I'd say Mr Chump may be cruising for an extra bruising, even given than the succession of lamp posts into which he is walking. He's forgetting again that it is not 1960. AFAICS Madagascar i… (View Post)1 -
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PB pendantry reaches new heights. SOMEONE added a space between Good and Oh in my Goodoh !!! (View Post)2 -
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I think they will lose the Court cases on the retrospective cuts; they have already lost some of those. (View Post)2 -
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Neigh, lad. (View Post)3
