But even with these cuts, isn’t the typhoon a bit overkill, considering the Austrian requirement?

There has been some talk of Blue Vixen sets being podded so they could be fitted to a GR7/GR9. Anyone know the truth behind that?

There has been talk, but it won’t go anywhere, there wouldn’t be much point getting a Gr.9 to carry a radar if it can only carry sidewinders anyway, and what with the cost and development of the pods the SHAR replacement should be online before the navy gets any use out of said radar pods

Well, what they did was at best pathetic and at worst harassment. If they had made some light hearted prank of a call then I would probably just give them a rap on the knuckles and let them get on with it, but this is overstepping the mark of common decency, imho.

The thing is though, as disliked as Bush may be by much of the liberal US, these aren’t typically the type of person to reach for a rifle in most circumstances….

Fingers crossed nobody does anything stupid and spoils democracy for everyone.

Atheism, on the other hand, has none of these. It can be defined in full by the simple statement: ‘There are no gods’.

This is more of a gnostic atheism claim, claiming absolute knowledge that there are no gods, which is impossible to achieve.

A more appropriate definition of an atheist would be anyone who accepts that the claims of theists who postulate the existence of a God have not met their burden of proof.

Atheism only exists as a response to theism, it is a rejection of the beliefs of someone else. In some sense, we are all atheists, with regard to the deities of long dead religions such as Thor, Zeus or Mars, or any other deity we do not accept the existence of.

The UK has little choice in regards to the F-35B. As its cancelation would also be the demise of the CVF’s. Clearly, as tight as the Defense Budget are. She could hardly afford to redesign the Typhoon for Naval use……….As a matter of fact the latter has been dismissed time and time again as not being practical.

Actually, with the Rafale, Super Hornet (or even Anglicised Su-33 :D) available as alternatives, the UK could quite easily build the CVFs and install catapults.

I wouldn’t necessarily agree with the decision, but it is a viable alternative.

Can be the first export of the Rafale, the French ties in mind. The F-18E seems to be kept to avoid the anger of the USA at first. The USA is an important market for the products of Embraer, when the Gripen does present the political will to look into the most economic solution at least. 😉

True, Embraer does sell many jets to the US, but entirely(?) to the civilian market, or at the very least the majority of its sales go to civilian firms, who are unlikely to be influenced in their purchase decision by Brazil’s choice of warplanes.

It seems I will have to step back onto the dating scene myself, as my owing to a rather upsetting breakup. Any advice from peeps who have had to get back into the swing of things after a long(ish) break?