On Tue, 13 Apr 2004 17:37:10 +1000, John Cook wrote:

That would be nice, but it appears that *nobody* has that kind of cash
around; ISTR that earlier projected Eurofighter Typhoon production estimates
have been reduced over the years,

The Eurofighters order number (620) have been stable since about
1996, so far that is!!! Tranche 2 negotiations may yet hold some
surprises, but all governments have restated their commitment to the
full numbers.

I dion't know if this is a true story, but aparently in the 1990s
the British were concerned that the Germans were lacking in
enthusiasm for the project so they inserted big penalty clauses in
for any nation that reduces its order. So if there was a British
cut now, it would be embarrassing, to say the least.

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