Hope you are having fun with it 🙂

Maybe… but I find the mentioning of Turkey suspicious that it would be ex-turkish F-16s.

Because, as of now, Turkey is committed to buying F-35s and there is no chance in hell either of the three smaller states could afford them(buying together or alone), even if given free. So I see no other reason to mention Turkey as part of the deal unless they are the ones supplying the jets.

I understood that Turkey was now being non-committal with regard to F-35 due to tech transfer? Eurofighter is pushing them on the issue, offering complete transfer.

I’d say it’s a bid to try convince the UK govt that there is an alternative to the F-35C.

If it comes in at significantly cheaper, is made in the UK, etc, would give it a chance of being considered. SAAB will have to move fast though, the UK has already ordered some F-35s, iirc?

Both Japan and New Zealand have inquired about the A400M to handle humanitarian crises.

Airbus expects Far East orders for tsunami rescue aircraft

In the case of the RNZAF, would these be to replace or supplement the C-130H or 767?

Sorry, I did mean the gun is already fitted but I wasn’t clear 😉

It was a classic story of MoD incompetence though, the money wasted on making something the exact same size, shape and weight of the gun before realising just purchasing the damn things in the first place was both cheaper and necessary….

oh well 😀

Indeed.

I think really the whole UOR situation highlights the general procurement problem. The MoD can’t fund things because of it’s shrinking budget, so troops wither go without or are forced to use the UOR for something it was never intended for.

The fact is that the budget needs to increase if the UK is going to be able to defend itself and its interests.

And Citroen know this and haven’t done anything about it…

In fairness to Citroen, they have issued a recall, says so in the report 😉