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Originally posted by Harlequin
no , but the uk sell the carrier and a squadron of SHAR to fly off it - they get rid of 2 items that are going out of service and make money on them
that and maybe throw in some old stock sea eagle as well - give them the power to reach out and touch another navy
India is buying some of them...
Originally posted by devilwasp
SHAR?
You mean harriers? I doubt they will get sold, their damm old.
Originally posted by waynos
They're not so old devilwasp the Shar 2 entered service in the early 1990's and the newest one retired is only four years old, there are older Typhoons in the test programme. Maybe some of them will find their way to Thailand to replace their ridiculously old Harrier Mk.1's
[edit on 21-3-2006 by waynos]