On Tue, 13 Apr 2004 23:25:19 +0100, ess (phil
hunt) wrote:

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.

Thats one of the rumours floating around, a cancellation results in
such penalties that its a not an option to save any money...

That said, the other option is to screw the companies producing the
aircraft for as much capability as possible for the price...hence the
dealy???

Tranche 2 negotiations shold have been finished by now, some long lead
items are being produced for tranche 2 now due to addition funding
granted by Governments purely due to the Tranche 2 delay.

Best guess would be a signing in the next 3 months or other funding
may be needed to stop a break in production.

Cheers


John Cook

Any spelling mistakes/grammatic errors are there purely to annoy. All
opinions are mine, not TAFE's however much they beg me for them.

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