Originally posted by PILOTGHT
its a good new, but not as good than hoped, i mean the eurofighter is actually a bid for foreign air forces!
so EADS put pressure and the annonce is softer, but after singapor bid, the germans will cut weapons and for years they claim the eurofighter to expansive!
i mean they politicly preparing the next election and don’t want to cut typhoon first, leaving the premiere to UK MoD, so they will cut on urgent stuff without hurting eurofighter and NH90 to soon.
but typhoon is a target, as NH90 and Tiger, they not comfirmed they will securise these contracts!
if they cut typhoon, that will be after the brits, it’s well played politicly, the annonce prepare the people opinion, and the priority save typhoon for the moment!
a major export order will be more important to save the program!
it’s my opinion!
regards
Todays news are reporting that the 180 EFs are not set. Obviously there are highlevel government ot government talsk going on between the partner nations to get rid of Tranche 3 aircraft completely. That would mean 65 aircraft less for Germany.
Which would fit extremely well with the reported 200 combat aircrafts planned for Germany in 2015.
115 EFs + 85 Tornado = 200 combat aircraft
So I would bet money that the Tranche 3 will be cancelled.
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