Probably best to cut their losses and invest that money in a superior platform.
I believe the USN will be decommissioning a carrier in the not too distant future if the IN is interested in making an offer, of course, some “minor” alterations and refurbishment will need to be made prior to transfer and service induction. 😀
Today’s order for 50 NH-90 split between Germany (42) and Belgium (8) can be considered a mayor order. If I am not mistaken the first export order for the NH-90?
Sure, I suppose…but its not as “major” as an order for, say, 24 Typhoons or 10 C-17s would of been.
I think it’s amusing that while B promotes a realistic communal approach to solving the problem, A simply uses it as an opportunity to try and sell more aircraft.
In other words, one is being pragmatic…and the other, selfish.
Here’s some interesting news related to the above…
Away from the rivalry between Boeing and Airbus, Rolls-Royce PLC said Monday it had received the largest-ever firm engine order for its civil aerospace business from Qatar. The $5.6 billion order is for Trent XWB engines to power Qatar’s new fleet of 80 Airbus A350 XWB twinjets, with deliveries beginning in 2013.
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