Wrong section mate, this needs to go into Historic aircraft section.

Here you go mate, this was in Jane’s news brief that just came in:

QinetiQ sees opportunity for expansion in the US
Key points: * UK technology group QinetiQ is aiming for growth in the US following two acquisitions there in September 2004. * The push for growth comes after QinetiQ announced a 9.7 per cent rise in turnover and a 14.5 per cent increase in earnings before interest, tax and amortisation (EBITA) for Fiscal Year 2005

Arthur: mate can you explain why all NATO marked planes are registered in Luxemburg?

Yes it would be nice if the instigators of these threads occaisionally addressed these issues.

Thanks Dan, mate it seems like very few people actually think before they post, not that that’s a bad thing because it gives the thinkers like us a chance to have our say.

I would like to throw in the Indian Navy … they are the ones desperately looking for these.. right now..

Him: Mate the IN has one of the only Three Tier-leveled ASW screens in the world (not many countries can afford such an expenditure), For outter (blue water) screening they have the Tu-142’s and Il-38’s, Then they have the Do-228’s for Green water scanning and topped of with various Helos for Littoral (brown water) observations. Why they want P-3C’s is beyond me, unless it’s to retire the Tu-142’s or Il-38’s and if so, why then are they upgrading them?

Pakistan has only a two level screen with P-3’s and Atlantics for Blue, F-27’s for Green. Their Brown (being the Defenders) are not airworthy when last I heard, besides having only two of these doesn’t make them really effective does it?

Sahin: These ATR-72 ASW’s will make a really impressive Green water machine and should this order turn good they might see a few more in place as other countries look at replacing their elderly F-27 ASW’s (countries like Singapore, Pakistan and Iceland- though the Icelandic machine is only for monitoring).