And it's not helped by a defence procurement organisation that doesn't know
what it wants. Maybe I should say "can't know what it wants" considering
the lead times for a new ship and how fast the world evolves.
On 21 April 2014 07:56, Chris Barker <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Wow!
>
> I find it less and less fascinating. We need kit to do a job, but the
> defence industry (especially in Europe) is basically dishonest, promising
> results that it can provide only at risk.
>
> Chris
>
> On 21 Apr 2014, at 06:04, Paul Braun <pbraun42@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> >> http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=12375
> >>
> > Agreed. Without getting political, they are spending $1.4 Billion on
> > that ship. Billion. Put that money towards schools or infrastructure
> > repair or something that could benefit hundreds of thousands of people.
> >
> > I'm torn as well. I'm not a fan of war, yet I find the technology and
> > the machinery fascinating.
> >
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