Astonishing quarter billion pounds to undo 'work already done'... OMG!
David Cameron is advised to ditch jet fighter plan By Thomas Harding, Defence Correspondent 19 Mar 2012
"David Cameron is to decide whether to approve one of the biggest policy reversals of the coalition, as he is asked to abandon a new generation [misleading] of fighter jets that formed the cornerstone of the defence review."
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/news ... -plan.html
"Defence ministers are recommending that the Government scrap its previous decision to back a conventional aircraft carrier and jets - in favour of a Labour plan for jump-jet fighters and ships.
The Prime Minister is being asked to act after the costs of converting the carrier to carry [F-35C instead of F-35B] Joint Strike Fighters
trebled to £1.8billion.
Philip Hammond, the Defence Secretary, requested an an emergency meeting with Mr Cameron today to seek final decision.
It will cost more than £250 million to reverse the work already done, according to defence industry sources....
...A MoD spokesman said: “The intention to move to a conventional carrier was always subject to a detailed piece of work to asses [sic] the costs and risks involved in converting a Queen Elizabeth class carrier. That work is ongoing.”
While an embarrassing U-turn, this is substantially less than it would cost to push ahead with the conversions, which
could also delay the carrier programme until as late as 2027."
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