I should think the whole lot will end up with Lockheed Martin and Co., possibly in return for F22s, but more likely just in return for keeping the F16`s up to date - as against Saudi Arabia`s air defense systems, which come from us here in Britain.
In other words, all the fine words are just smoke. This is 100% subsidised Big Business of the nastiest sort. It keeps quite a few of our skilled workers employed though, and that is all the British political culture professes to care about. Same in the USA - you can always find the current `senator from Boeing`, even if it isn`t the flamboyant Scoop Jackson any more. |
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