Harrier jump-jets sold 'for peanuts'

kraznyi_oktjabr · 07-27-11, 01:23 PM

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

I have just heard from a reliable 'private' source that the article is a load of bollocks!!

Really? Could you explain what your 'private' source told? This article sounds very plausible based on UK gov track record with defence spending.

Sailor Steve · 07-27-11, 01:35 PM

Why would Britain sell them? Because 34 million pounds from from the US is a lot more than they'd get scrapping them.

Why would the US buy them? As Osmium Steele said, $55 million is a cheap source of parts to keep ours flying.

07-27-11, 01:45 PM

http://www.defencemanagement.com/new...y.asp?id=16612

Buddahaid · 07-27-11, 02:08 PM

Officially denied so we know it's true now.

Osmium Steele · 07-27-11, 02:11 PM

Rats. And I had two unopened jars of peanuts to pay for mine.

Jimbuna · 07-27-11, 01:40 PM

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Originally Posted by kraznyi_oktjabr

Really? Could you explain what your 'private' source told? This article sounds very plausible based on UK gov track record with defence spending.

I am being informed that Thailand are interested only in the twin seat trainers so that is a 'no no' and India are interested in taking the lot but it may be down to the US to lift any classified status on some of the equipment before they could be exported/sold.

Could all be speculation so I'm keeping an open mind.

TLAM Strike · 07-27-11, 03:00 PM

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

I am being informed that Thailand are interested only in the twin seat trainers so that is a 'no no' and India are interested in taking the lot but it may be down to the US to lift any classified status on some of the equipment before they could be exported/sold.

Could all be speculation so I'm keeping an open mind.

I wonder why India would bother? They are getting out of the Jump Jet business last I saw, they are moving over to the MiG-29K and a Navalized version of the multirole HAL Tejas.

Jimbuna · 07-27-11, 03:28 PM

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Originally Posted by TLAM Strike

I wonder why India would bother? They are getting out of the Jump Jet business last I saw, they are moving over to the MiG-29K and a Navalized version of the multirole HAL Tejas.

I've seen some photos of them in storage and they look like the've been carefully wrapped up, almost as if to be 'moved on'.

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