Government to cancel £8BN Eurofighter order.

JohnDotCom · 9th November 2008, 16:20

The third and largest batch of Euro Fighters being built in the UK is to be cancelled
according to a Leaked MOD Document. (Published in Sunday Express and other Papers today)
This the Government say will save over £8 Billion pounds which is urgently needed for other areas.

The Planes have been of no use in current operations in either Iraq or Afghanistan,
so they see no need for them now

The Cancellation charge is about £1.5 Billion pounds and the loss of over 3,000 jobs.

cjmillsnun · 9th November 2008, 17:46

The short sightedness of the government really does beggar belief.

AURORA MG · 9th November 2008, 18:30

Good old Labour!!

richie69 · 9th November 2008, 20:29

My nephew is in the the Raf and they are intercepting the Russians every week testing are air defences.I read somewhere we only detected them 3 seconds from Hull the other day.The Euro fighter is needed as the Tornado are now having alot of problems.

black olive · 9th November 2008, 20:49

Dont believe everything you read.

podge · 9th November 2008, 22:54

Perhaps we will end up buying Raptors and all the costs that will entail.

....still we had no need for TSR-2 did we.

...then spent a fortune building the MRCA...ne Tornado, which did most of what TS could do

.Government ideas eh...you know it makes sense

.P.

richie69 · 10th November 2008, 08:59

Why dont we just let the yanks have a raptor airbase in the uk for our protection.Then they can take the cost off my utility bills...who needs Gordon Brown.

Corwen · 10th November 2008, 11:03

Quote:

Originally Posted by richie69

Why dont we just let the yanks have a raptor airbase in the uk for our protection.Then they can take the cost off my utility bills...who needs Gordon Brown.

SPOT ON, SEND G.B. A LETTER, BUT PUT ARROWS SHOWING HIM THE RIGHT WAY TO OPEN IT

Dragrad · 11th November 2008, 00:22

Spotted this one..

What will they do next? Issue plastic swords instead of guns? After all the US has lots of guns, do WE really need our own?

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Dragrad This is my second home *None DROWNED** Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Cardigan Posts: 33,339 Thanks: 1,257 Thanked 1,664 Times in 1,081 Posts	More cutbacks Spotted this one.. What will they do next? Issue plastic swords instead of guns? After all the US has lots of guns, do WE really need our own? __________________ Andrew Ich Dien Problem solving is... lateral thinking SEARCH FIRST ...ASK LATER... Last edited by Dragrad; 14th October 2019 at 02:25..

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cjmillsnun Gets stuck in Rover 75 Connoisseur CDTi & MGZT+ CDTi 135 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Petersfield Posts: 787 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	The short sightedness of the government really does beggar belief.

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AURORA MG Banned (EX)-ZT-T190SE in Aurora. Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Medway Posts: 2,954 Thanks: 42 Thanked 53 Times in 46 Posts	Good old Labour!!

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richie69 Regular poster Rover75 Saloon Join Date: May 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 92 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	My nephew is in the the Raf and they are intercepting the Russians every week testing are air defences.I read somewhere we only detected them 3 seconds from Hull the other day.The Euro fighter is needed as the Tornado are now having alot of problems.

10th November 2008, 08:59	#7
richie69 Regular poster Rover75 Saloon Join Date: May 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 92 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Why dont we just let the yanks have a raptor airbase in the uk for our protection.Then they can take the cost off my utility bills...who needs Gordon Brown.