British business secretary Vince Cable invoked the ban on the sale of all military and dual-use technology for use by Argentina in 2012. That export license is still in place and will likely remain given the impasse between the two nations over resolving the sovereignty of the Falkland Islands.

“We are determined to ensure that no British-licensable exports or trade have the potential to be used by Argentina to impose an economic blockade on the Falkland Islanders or inhibit their legitimate rights to develop their own economy,” said a spokesperson for the UK Department of Business, Innovation and Skills.

And

1.3 The Gripen multi-role fighter aircraft—Saab’s signature product—successfully supported NATO operations in Libya with the Swedish Air Force. Up to 36% of the Gripen air craft is manufactured here in the UK, where major systems such as the latest generation electronically scanned radar, and the landing gear, are made.

1.4 Saab has selected the Selex Raven electronically scanned radar to equip the next generation Gripen fighter as its main sensor. This radar is produced in Edinburgh, where the Gripen programme is protecting and sustaining this key UK technology, as well as being the launch pad for the Typhoon radar replacement. Gripen is an essential part of this programme, and is protecting the highest quality jobs, software engineering and technologies in the key UK aerospace sector.

I remember hearing someone in the British parliament saying “Not in any way” but can’t find trace of it. We will have to wait a bit I guess.

Good news is that there is no news and Selx is fully funded for its AESA 😉

Source
Defensenews.com (2014)
http://www.publications.parliament.uk (2012)

Or more T34 Turbo mentor 😉

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Boeing Wins $714M for 26 remanufactured CH-47F helicopters, four new CH-47s, and the option of building two more CH-47s.

Pentagon Contract Announcement

Probably that Some German generals might experience a hard time reading that news.
Let’s have a compassionate thought for them… 😡

As far as I know, UK never vetoed anything. Some sources said they would if it came to it.

No official sources, you’re sure ?

Anyway 2 guys per plane is a very bad idea for an acrobatic team.

Training / Guest / Vip.

An aerobatic team is all about PR. Then during training, there is plenty of good reason to fill the back seat.

Spud, Do we know what are those attachment point for? Seems the inscriptions are written in reverse intentionally to be read via an inspection mirror ?

Other image of the Test article show the same thing:

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UK’s upgraded Puma helos prepare for Afghan deployment

The HC.2 is earmarked to remain in service until 2025, but Gp Capt Paterson said that he could see this being date being pushed back. “You can break the Puma down in four hours, load into the back of a C-17 [transport aircraft], fly it to anywhere in the world, and assemble it again in four hours. That’s not something you can do with any other [UK military] helicopter

Interesting.

Indian Air Force C130J relieves passenger stranded in Kathmandu/Nepal after the crash of a bulky A330 on the small airport

An Indian Airforce C-130J Hercules capable of landing on shorter runways brought in a repair kit for the crashed plane and technicians � who raised the plane nose on inflatable tubes and rested it on a flatbed tow truck.[…] 2,000 stranded and angry Chinese passengers [had] demonstrated in front of the airport demanding to be returned home.

Source:
http://www.npr.org/ via User Newforest @ Keypub/CivilAvia