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Britain sees progress in F-35 tech transfer talks
The Lizard King
3/22/2006 12:24:59 PM
"Britain is more optimistic about the prospects of buying the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter after crucial talks with U.S. officials over technology transfers went well, a British embassy spokesman said on Monday."
http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=businessNews&storyID=2006-03-20T225321Z_01_N20287914_RTRUKOC_0_UK-ARMS-LOCKHEED-BRITAIN.xml
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The Lizard King
Brits on a roll...
3/29/2006 12:59:53 PM
"US Congress could provide a year’s reprieve for the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) alternative engine programme, but the threat of cancellation will not be lifted from the General Electric/Rolls-Royce F136 unless supporters can convince the Pentagon and sceptical lawmakers that competition will reduce cost and improve reliability."
http://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2006/03/28/Navigation/177/205724/Congress+buys+F136+time.html
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perfectgeneral
RE:Brits on a roll...
3/29/2006 10:34:51 PM
If Tech transfer stops being such a problem, how about the UK (via RR + GE) funding development of the F136 engine ($6bn-$11bn) with IP rights as payment for the funding? A large slice of seed capital, but still good business.
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The Lizard King
U.S., U.K. Reach JSF Agreement
8/2/2006 12:24:17 PM
"THE Defence Minister, Brendan Nelson, has ordered a new proposal for an alternative to the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter amid concerns the $15 billion project cannot be delivered as promised. Dr Nelson also acknowledged the high risks in the Government's strategy for a new air combat capability that maintains Australia's long-held, and strategically vital, air dominance in the region. He was impressed by the fighter's potential and believed, if delivered on time and for the promised price, it would be "the correct aircraft for us". "Equally, this is not only the most expensive, it's the highest risk acquisition we will have ever made," he told the Herald. "I have said to Defence that I want a well-developed alternative. We don't have to finally commit to the Joint Strike Force by 2008 but I want to make sure we have a well-developed alternative well in advance of that." He said he would not move the program to cabinet until alternatives were analysed and at least one selected. He would not identify what those alternatives might be. But Defence analysts have said the potent F-22 Raptor, the F-16 fighter jet and the Super Hornet, or a combination of them, were the likely candidates. The fighter is not only the most expensive Defence project ever, it's the biggest investment by the Commonwealth since Federation. About 100 of the high-tech stealth fighters has been earmarked to replace the F-111s and the F/A-18 Hornets from 2010. The Hornets will be upgraded, for $3 billion, to fill the gap if the Joint Strike Fighter is late. But as the Herald revealed, major problems have hit the upgrade, notably its new electronic warfare self-protection system cannot be integrated. Dr Nelson confirmed the Australian system, which alerts pilots to threats, had "technical difficulties" and may be abandoned in favour of another model. The Joint Strike Fighter is in development, but there are concerns its price will skyrocket and delivery time fall back years. "What most threatens the thing is beyond our control, the US political system," Dr Nelson said. Congress is threatening to cut the program's budget and has ordered its manufacturer to test more before production. If the US military, whose budget has blown out due to the Iraq war, cuts its production order, the price will go up substantially. Britain has already cut its order and others may follow."
http://www.military.com/features/0,15240,108100,00.html
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flamingknives
RE:U.S., U.K. Reach JSF Agreement
8/2/2006 2:27:51 PM
Errr, wrong country?
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