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04-06-2008, 20:15

As BBKing pointed out, the El Reg article

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/06...pter_problems/

shows that the Mk3 Chinooks are only one of the recent MOD purchasing 'anomalies' - in my opinion the Merlin & Lynx helicopters are an even worse example.

I also think we have made the wrong decision going for the 'B' VSTOL version of the F35, rather than fit our new carriers with nuclear power plants & catapults, which effectively means we still won't have a decent airborne radar platform (such as the E2D Hawkeye) - something that was established as essential as far back as the Falklands war....

04-06-2008, 20:15	#6
homealone Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Another costly MOD cock-up?? As BBKing pointed out, the El Reg article http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/06...pter_problems/ shows that the Mk3 Chinooks are only one of the recent MOD purchasing 'anomalies' - in my opinion the Merlin & Lynx helicopters are an even worse example. I also think we have made the wrong decision going for the 'B' VSTOL version of the F35, rather than fit our new carriers with nuclear power plants & catapults, which effectively means we still won't have a decent airborne radar platform (such as the E2D Hawkeye) - something that was established as essential as far back as the Falklands war....