Tag: Europe
Is the UK About To Buy Rafale Fighters and Leopard Tanks
But for the Greek Armed Forces? This seems a rather outlandish idea but New Europe Online ran a story today about strings attached to the Greek bailout loan. When, in late October, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy agreed with the-then Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou to grant Greece the €110 billion [...]
The Reason Nimrod was Cancelled
Despite the UK vetoing a permanent European military permanent headquarters recently the move tow greater sharing of resources continues unabated. The bilateral agreements with France signalled the start of increasing resource sharing, agreements on A400 support, joint training, discussions about the FSTA programme and other aspects also show the clear direction of travel. Expect more [...]
When will we ever learn?
Announced this week was a 5 year renewable Memorandum of Understanding between the French and British governments concerning the management of Urgent Operational Requirements. Quentin Davies MP, the Minister for Defence Procurement, commenting on the agreement In order to ensure success in Afghanistan, it is important for us to co-operate closely with our international allies, [...]
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