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The UK lead tempest fighter program taking shape as Sweden joins the program as a partner. BAE Systems remains the prime contractor followed by Rolls-Royce, Leonardo UK arm, Saab Defense and MBDA UK arm joins the program. Tempest would be another icon like Spitfire.
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Jura The idiot

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Apr 3, 2018
Jura said:
what's funny
14 years after opting out
they rush: "The MoD chose 5:30 p.m. on Easter Saturday to announce its controversial intention not to hold a competition to procure an 8x8 for the new Army strike brigades being forming as part of a wider restructuring plan. Instead, the U.K. will take a significant step towards buying the German-built vehicle in a single source deal."
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(I meant 'funny' as in 'humorous', not 'funny' as in 'nefarious')
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while now
British Army’s Boxer proposal faces top-level scrutiny
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Jura The idiot

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noticed through a British site

(US Air Force inks deal with Raytheon on Windows 10 (and other) support for ARSE
Two countries separated by a common language
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),

at first first thought it was a prank, but indeed you may find Alpha Romeo Sierra Echo bid by searching
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thought the Pentagon was great in creating acronyms
 
TerraN_EmpirE

TerraN_EmpirE

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Jura said:
thought the Pentagon was great in creating acronyms
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Backronym. An Acronym is where you take what it’s called and break it down into a word by accident. The Military often uses Backronyms where they choose the word then tailor the long naming to match it.
 
Jura The idiot

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TerraN_EmpirE said:
Backronym. An Acronym is where you take what it’s called and break it down into a word by accident. The Military often uses Backronyms where they choose the word then tailor the long naming to match it.
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is "LOL" a bacronym or an acronym?

Low-Observable Lightning II
 
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Jura The idiot

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who would listen to me, LOL

Feb 11, 2019
Jura said:
inside (dated February 11, 2019)
UK to purchase two Littoral Strike Ships
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Our vision is for these ships to form part of 2 Littoral Strike Groups complete with escorts, support vessels and helicopters. One would be based East of Suez in the Indo-Pacific and one based West of Suez in the Mediterranean, Atlantic and Baltic.

global presence huh
money, Mr. Defence Secretary, not a problem?
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7 November 2019
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Royal Navy limits commitment to Littoral Strike Ship development
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UK MoD Formally Awards Type 31 Frigate Contract to Babcock
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The UK Ministry of Defence today formally awarded Babcock International Group PLC the contract for the Royal Navy's future Type 31e Frigates.

The Type 31 general-purpose frigate programme will provide the UK with a fleet of five ships, at an average production cost of £250 million per ship. The overal program cost is set to be £2 billion (£1.25 billion value to prime contractor Babcock).
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