German submarine fleet complete

Skybird · 05-15-13, 10:03 AM

U36, a Type-212, has been named today in a ceremony at HDW shipyard. It's the sixth and last boat of this type planned for the German navy.

Only English link so far: http://www.noodls.com/view/7714F4733...1593F4B6DE887F

Meanwhile, the German defense ministry made fools of itself - at the cost of the tax payer - by having to stop the planned Euro Hawk project. The drone, an earlier US design beefed up with European onboard electronics and recce equipment, would not be certified for unlimited flight operation by European authorities due to lacking documentation, amongst others. One had pushed the project nevertheless and wasted money in hope of that documentation materialising all by itself, out of nowhere, despite the known fact that US defense contractors are extremely hesitent to share technical data and blueprints for their systems that nevertheless would have been needed for the certification process, German media report. The amount of money being lost, varies widely, according to the newspaper report you look into: from 250 million to 1 billion I have seen everything mentioned in the past two days.

This is just one English link. http://www.thelocal.de/national/20130515-49719.html

It is expected that a follow-up order now would be given to EADS/Cassidian.

05-15-13, 10:03 AM	#1
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,620 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	German submarine fleet complete U36, a Type-212, has been named today in a ceremony at HDW shipyard. It's the sixth and last boat of this type planned for the German navy. Only English link so far: http://www.noodls.com/view/7714F4733...1593F4B6DE887F Meanwhile, the German defense ministry made fools of itself - at the cost of the tax payer - by having to stop the planned Euro Hawk project. The drone, an earlier US design beefed up with European onboard electronics and recce equipment, would not be certified for unlimited flight operation by European authorities due to lacking documentation, amongst others. One had pushed the project nevertheless and wasted money in hope of that documentation materialising all by itself, out of nowhere, despite the known fact that US defense contractors are extremely hesitent to share technical data and blueprints for their systems that nevertheless would have been needed for the certification process, German media report. The amount of money being lost, varies widely, according to the newspaper report you look into: from 250 million to 1 billion I have seen everything mentioned in the past two days. This is just one English link. http://www.thelocal.de/national/20130515-49719.html It is expected that a follow-up order now would be given to EADS/Cassidian. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.