Thanks for the update.... will just sit and watch what's going
to happen..... These 2 contracts are indeed very interesting. As
for the Helo contract, I read from Flight International that the
NH90 is probably the preferred choice.
As for which next gen fighters, seriously, I think the modified
Vipers and Super bugs will have the biggest choice. F-15E is not
going to make it since they failed to get RKoAF to sign on the
dotted line.... Personally, I like the Rafales, but then again
weapon and system integration will eventually prove too expensive
unless Dassault is willing to foot the bill.
PS. What the f*** is it with the Eurofighter people? 2 AAs running
they'll be sending that damn plywood scale model instead of one of
the 7 flying prototypes. Are they even interested in the contract,
or is the shit ptogram so far behind schedule and in such deep shit
that they can't spare 3 weeks to demonstrate the real aircraft to a
potential customer. and its not just us, it was the same deal with
the Koreans, every aircraft fighting for the RoKAF contract sent
flying examples to the Korean airshow, except, yup you guessed it,
the Typhoon. If the damn consortium is not interested, maybe we
should take our business elsewhere.
Yeah man, forget about Typhoon. The consortium could not get
their act together. Look at what's happening to A400M transport
aircraft? The Germans are sure good at killing joint projects....
