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So they have failed to deliver for five years with huge cost overruns and delays and get all mad when their customer says enough is enough. I wonder if any less
by kryptiskt 5y ago
So they have failed to deliver for five years with huge cost overruns and delays and get all mad when their customer says enough is enough. I wonder if any lessons learned will make it way back to their defense industry, or if playing the victim will suffice for them too.
- tempodox 5y agoProjects like that are (in)famous for what you mentioned. Of course it works best when the customer is your own government.
- akmarinov 5y agoSo Australia’s answer is to further delay things by starting over and getting nuclear submarines at best 10 years later than the new french timeline, but realistically probably a lot more?
- Adrig 5y agoThe usa is definitely a reassuring partner concerning delays and cost overruns in the weapon industry
- tick_tock_tick 5y agoThe USA rarely sells "new" stuff so allies get the product after all that shit has happened. France was overhauling a sub design for them (probably why it was years late and way over budget).
- WastingMyTime89 5y ago> So they have failed to deliver for five years with huge cost overruns and delays and get all mad when their customer says enough is enough. The contract was signed in 2019 after a complicated negociation and is only in the design phase. If you go read the Australian reports on it, you will see that the main cause of delay is actually Australia. Contrary to France which has experience working on this kind of deal - they sold submarines to Brasil and India and boats to many more countries - Australia is not used to do this kind of work and it shows. The Morrison government however is all too happy to pin the blame on France especially considering the deal was mostly done by Turnbull. If you expect the American contract to go smoothly and with no overrun, you are in for quite a surprise I fear.