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Old 08-05-06, 04:02 PM   #13
LoBlo
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Originally Posted by Orm
What a strange statement. Then you think that a company that get a national contract of billions of pound does know much of what it is doing. :rotfl: :rotfl:
Before you affirm such a thing, please show the hard facts that BAE is not competent in its job, or admit that it was a pure nationally biased statement, which is, in my point of view, meaningless.
*sigh* Looks like someone can't read.... .

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Originally Posted by LoBlo
VA is built by Electric Boat company, Newport News, Lockheed, and Raytheon. Astute is built by BAE, but halfway through the design phase, BAE needed to bring in Electric Boat Company to solve some of its problems. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/2930237.stm
Read the *already* posted BBC article.

I'll summarize for you. Over 3 years behind schedule... over 1 billion dollars over budget... and still could not solve its design problems.... Needed to bring in Electric Boat personel and expertise to help solve its problems.

Reading... its a good skill to have.
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