[Newsbot]

Title: New Cyclone reports for duty in Shearwater
Category: Military
Posted By: Hyack
Date: 2011-05-18 17:21:31
Canadian

[saturn_656]

The replacement for the Sea King.

28 years in the making.

[DanSC]

saturn_656 saturn_656:

The replacement for the Sea King.

28 years in the making.

For replacing military aircraft, 28 years is a rather short time.

[saturn_656]

DanSC DanSC:

saturn_656 saturn_656:

The replacement for the Sea King.

28 years in the making.

For replacing military aircraft, 28 years is a rather short time.

What other procurement program has taken that long to produce the first delivered example?

[DanSC]

saturn_656 saturn_656:

DanSC DanSC:

saturn_656 saturn_656:

The replacement for the Sea King.

28 years in the making.

For replacing military aircraft, 28 years is a rather short time.

What other procurement program has taken that long to produce the first delivered example?

The U.S. Air Force tanker program

[saturn_656]

DanSC DanSC:

saturn_656 saturn_656:

What other procurement program has taken that long to produce the first delivered example?

The U.S. Air Force tanker program

Which, like the Sea King replacement program, is a great example of how not to do it.