Talk about a mis-timed announcement. This is BAE UK and the British government twisting the knife they just stuck in our backs....read it here....
Samlesbury, UK – BAE Systems has formally opened a new state-of-the-art titanium machining facility at its Samlesbury site in Lancashire. The robotic facility will be used to manufacture detail and assembly components of the Aft Fuselage, Vertical Tail and Horizontal Tail for the F-35 Lightning II combat aircraft, further reinforcing BAE Systems’ key role in the world’s largest defence programme.What an arrogant bunch of bastards these guys are. First you reduce your buy to less than that of Tier 2 partners and then you brag about your share of the work??????
Congratulations, you just guaranteed Boeing a win in the Tanker contract.
