UAV - Megakansellering fra Tyskland

Germany Cancels $1.3 Billion Purchase of Euro Hawks

Posted on May 15, 2013 by The Editor

 

An official says that Germany has cancelled plans to purchase and modify U.S.-made Global Hawk UAS for 1 billion euros ($1.3 billion).

The aircraft made by Northrop Grumman were to be equipped with special signal interception devices and re-named Euro Hawk.
One experimental aircraft already purchased will continue to be used for testing purposes.
A government official said on Tuesday the decision not to buy four more aircraft was taken after it became clear that getting the required authorization to fly them over European airspace would be too costly. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he wasn’t authorized to speak publicly ahead of a meeting Wednesday of Parliament’s defence committee.
The official put the cost to the government of cancelling the programme at about 250 million euros.