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: Where do we even start with this? – politicalbetting.com
This probably means afaics that the Reform think tank did not get their ip set up properly back in the day. (View Post)1 -
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C is for Contrafibularity https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOSYiT2iG08 (View Post)2 -
Re: Where do we even start with this? – politicalbetting.com
Interesting take from John Bolton on Deutsche Welle. 12 minutes: Former Trump advisor warns Europe, NATO not to overreact: Interview with John Bolton | DW News https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UU23-VX… (View Post)1 -
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I think "drunk, school run mums" is perhaps Jordan. (View Post)1 -
Re: Where do we even start with this? – politicalbetting.com
In the spirit of "if you don't claim your own modest successes, nobody else will do it for you", here's my Chicken Tax link from 2 weeks ago :wink: . https://vf.politicalbetting.c… (View Post)1
