Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Sharkey and friends are upset about the F-35 u-turn.

120418 - Cameron 'to Change His Mind' on the One Thing He Got Right in Defence

So Sharkey and friends see RAF fingerprints all over the switch back to the B model.

Interesting.

They make a couple of points in this paper that I disagree with but they also make a couple of points I can't dispute.  I don't have good enough visibility on the UK defense complex to give a proper opinion.

One claim made that I find interesting is that they claim even Super Hornets or Rafales operating off her majesty's carriers would put the Typhoon to shame.

Like I said interesting.

The Typhoon has largely escaped a serious inspection of its capabilities.

Either way.  The UK has some serious egg on its face. My recommendation.  Sort it out and stop acting like a "CHAV".