Peter Cairns Posted November 23, 2006 Share Posted November 23, 2006 Another one from Flight. Cormorrant It looks good, but to be honest I suspect a stealth HALE like the Polecat could do the same thing a lot cheaper ( although Globalhawk costs have just broke $10bn so so much for UAV's being a cheap alternative). I suppose it's back to the "school run Ferrari", in that if you have a Ferrari you can do the school run, but you wouldn't buy a Ferrari just to do the school run (unless you have teenagers who can't get up in time for the bus). Starting from scratch you wouldn't build a fleet of trident subs to launch UAV's, but if you happen to have a fleet already and a reduced need for a second strike retaliatory deterrent then you might as well do something else with it. Peter. [ November 23, 2006, 05:23 AM: Message edited by: Peter Cairns ] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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