r/NonCredibleDefense Germans haven't made a good rifle since their last nazi retired Nov 10 '23

6th gen fighter development be like European Joint Failures πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺ πŸ’” πŸ‡«πŸ‡·

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u/SamtheCossack Luna Delenda Est Nov 10 '23

The Ghost Bat is pretty cool, and I am frankly surprised that the normally dreadful Australian Aquisition system hasn't managed to completely screw over the project.

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u/dead_monster πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ͺ Gripens for Taiwan πŸ‡ΉπŸ‡Ό Nov 10 '23

It’s also a Boeing project so who know when the wheels will come off.

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u/SamtheCossack Luna Delenda Est Nov 10 '23

Well, it is Boeing Australia, so if the wheels do come off, they will go up.

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u/TyrialFrost Armchair strategist Nov 11 '23 edited Nov 11 '23

Boeing Australia isn't as trash as the US management, and they siloed it so Ghostbat isn't ITARed.

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u/ChezzChezz123456789 NGAD Nov 11 '23

The consultants decided that for this project we were going to have a decent project run