17 January 2009

Speaking of the Cluster F%$# that is the A400M Development Program

It looks like EADS is asking for a further 2 year delay in service entry for the A400M military transport.

At the same time, a report says that the A400m is over weight and under-performing:
The FTD cited sources which said the current version of the A400M can carry only 29-30 tons of material, instead of an expected 32 tons, and that it is itself 12 tons overweight.
Nice to know that bloated under-performers in defense acquisition is not a special American monopoly.

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