Oh yea the French have been talking about active cancellation since forever. Just an internet rumour with some translation errors, oh and a bit of misinformation from Sampaix. Active cancellation for Rafale is IMO, referring to the AESA module upgrades for SPECTRA which are “active” instead of the current “passive” PESA modules, not proper cancellation of an enemies radar emissions with an equal and opposite emission.

The Swedish stealth Gripen is a University project and isn’t likely to go anywhere.

As for why no stealth Euro fighters? Not worth the cost when the countries are already cutting back on the current aircraft types! If they had the money available they’d be better off investing it into more of the current aircraft (Typhoon, Rafale, Gripen, F35).

@Hotdog
That particular picture is a photoshop. It shows a BAE Replica style aircraft at the Qinetiq facility in Boscombe Down, when the actual BAE Replica had the work done at BAE in Warton, Lancashire! There is only one known picture of BAE Replica, upside down in a hangar, in quite low resolution from the New Scientist magazine.

Brad Pif
The jobs would be mostly the same as are currently there, and would probably use the same machines (assuming they aren’t too worn). Composite parts, AESA radars ect…

@Geoff_B

It is impossible to balance the books as every government slashes the money available. So really, they need to budget for less money every few years. Of course even if they did that, they would be deemed to have a surplus and that slack would be taken away too! It has been quite entertaining to see Dave Cameron try to talk like the statesman from a great world power, with no aircraft carriers and very few aircraft available to deploy.

@Nicolas10

But Eurofighter is a much better plane, especially in air to air, so it evens out 😀

@Spitfire9

UAE could also get maintenance done in Saudi with the Typhoon.

John Green

That’s true, they are printing the money. They also have huge loans, which must be guaranteed by something, or someone. Who? The future generations of course! These are also the same people that will be paying for their pensions, but probably won’t receive one themselves. It is quite funny then, when I hear middle aged men today describe the youth of today as being lazy, useless ect!

Maybe the picture is named “Pretentious” 😀

@Autostick
That crazy French guy is great!

It’s the secret location where the European Central Bank stores the many trillions that it seems to magic from nothing 😀

I think the best thing to remember today is that just because the government say you should run into the enemy’s machine gun fire to gain 10ft of land, doesn’t mean it’s a good idea, nor that you should do it.

I guess if the news in the US is covering a basketball game on an aircraft carrier with President Osama, then they won’t be covering the impeding second recession. I wonder what they will do they day after? Baseball game with grenades?