British Army's new Ajax fighting vehicles.

h4rm0ny said:
Who will be buying these tanks? If they're being sold across Europe and aren't by a British company then that seems fair enough. If they're just for Britain, it's a bit of an Up Yours to our own steel industry.
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They aren't tanks. We are the only buyers of this "upgraded" version however spain and austria use the vehicle ajax is based on.

The "British" tender was the CV90 which is built and designed in sweden for the larger European market using that Swedish steel already mentioned.

Britain's armoured industry is basically dead which is why the CR2 has been suffering in obsolescence for the last decade or so and despite millions thrown at it in studies, upgrades have not been implemented. you may remember the factories closing down about 7 years ago if you pay attention to the news.
 
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h4rm0ny said:
And building some of those nuclear power stations in Britain itself would be a step in the right direction giving our industry cheaper power and more environmental wiggle room under international agreements on Climate Change.
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Off topic I apologise. But we have very ittle wiggle on Climate Change. The mad law brought in by Ed Milliband for 80% reduction in carbon emmissions by 2050 is a monumental task. Most transport, almost all electricity generation and almost all domestic heat requirements are going to have to be carbon free. This means a massive expansion in energy generation for all electric domestic heating and hot water alone. The infrastructure implications of near universal electric or similar transport are also astounding. And no-one in Governent is really taling about it. Sorry I couldn't help myself.
 
PlacidCasual said:
Off topic I apologise. But we have very ittle wiggle on Climate Change. The mad law brought in by Ed Milliband for 80% reduction in carbon emmissions by 2050 is a monumental task. Most transport, almost all electricity generation and almost all domestic heat requirements are going to have to be carbon free. This means a massive expansion in energy generation for all electric domestic heating and hot water alone. The infrastructure implications of near universal electric or similar transport are also astounding. And no-one in Governent is really taling about it. Sorry I couldn't help myself.
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No need to apologise, I agree with you! The CO2 targets we signed up to are absurd. Maybe rather than "wiggle room" I should refer to "a crack through which we can still just breathe".

The point I was making was that a large-scale transition to nuclear power would buy back some of that emissions target room. Though if your point is that we wont make the targets either way, I suppose you're right that there's no ability to "buy back" capacity, we'd only miss the targets by less which is of no great benefit.

I'd still like to see a large scale transition to nuclear power, though. France did this and now sells electricity to other nations. Germany has been getting rid of its and now has to import power. It's obvious to me whose example we should be following. If nothing else, it would mean I would no longer have to involuntarily subsidise much-hated wind farms with my utility bills.
 
h4rm0ny said:
I'd still like to see a large scale transition to nuclear power, though. France did this and now sells electricity to other nations. Germany has been getting rid of its and now has to import power. It's obvious to me whose example we should be following. If nothing else, it would mean I would no longer have to involuntarily subsidise much-hated wind farms with my utility bills.
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Germany is scrapping it because when it came to discussing the future of it, Fukushima disaster happened days prior to talks. Since then their pro nuke support took a huge hit.

All the scare around nuclear is so ridiculous. I have yet to meet anyone educated in Nuclear power who thinks it's dangerous or dirty when done correctly.
 
It seems like 80% of the tanks are being made in the UK, I'm happy as long we have the capability to produce them on our own. It also seems like a good modern design, compatible with the Challenger 2 and should meet our requirements for a Light Armoured Vehicle. It's funny at 42 tonnes it's listed as a Scout SV though.
 
Being British essentially means we can't do anything right!

Effectively the MOD (at least I hope) sourced from the supplier who offered the best value for money, a trade-off between initial cost, maintenance, capability and operative training. Do we need it? who knows!

If the MOD had gone 100% British (though I doubt anything can be 100% British anymore) the people in opposition to MOD spending etc would be rubbing their hands together and rinsing them through the Media.

Its a lose/lose situation.
 
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