Drayson Threatens a Uk Pullout From F-35 Fighter Project

Evening Standard - London › March 15, 2006

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DEFENCE Procurement Minister Lord Drayson has warned the US that Britain may pull out of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter project if the aircraft's Rolls-Royce backup engine is scrapped and key technology transfers blocked.

The blunt talking at a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee in Washington significantly raises the stakes in the dispute that has been rumbling on, until now, largely behind the scenes.

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Drayson Threatens a Uk Pullout From F-35 Fighter Project

Lord Drayson says a lack of consultation and unwillingness by the US...

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