Seriously tempted.The EM2 in NATO Trials, with Jonathan Ferguson
www.forgottenweapons.com
However I'm duty bound to point out i
FAL was briefly adopted as NATO standard.
Seriously tempted.The EM2 in NATO Trials, with Jonathan Ferguson
www.forgottenweapons.com
Siberia addresses the core issue here, which is not domestic politics of jobs, but is...who is the customer?
.... Economies of scale from its domestic orders give US massive advantage over other sources. Why did UK bother with 40-odd Nimrods when >700 Orions were to be built? Waste.
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After they wore out their Argus, RCAF bought Lockheed P-3 Orions during the early 1980s.
Regarding that, here is an interesting video:FAL was briefly adopted as NATO standard.