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A committee of lawmakers has slammed the UK governments decision to reduce its purchase of Boeing E-7 Wedgetail airborne early warning and control aircraft as an absolute folly that offered minimal financial savings.In a new report, the House of Commons Defence Select Committee singles out the Wedgetail acquisition as one of three case studies 鈥?one from each service 鈥?as evidence that the UK Ministry of Defences MoDs procurement system is unfit
stanley us for purpose.Source: Crown CopyrightRAF will operate a trio of modified 737sTitled It is broke - and its time to fix it: The UKs defence procurement system, the report details how the UKs 2019 contract for five 737-derived E-7s was trimmed to three aircraft for budget reasons following the Defence Command Paper of 2021.However, the acquisition cost did not decrease proportionally, only falling from 拢2.1 billion $2.7 billion to 拢1.89 billion.This, says the report, was partly because the MoD is contractually obligated
stanley cup to buy five associated airborne radars, regardless . Even basic arithmetic would suggest that ordering three E-7s rather than five at some 90% of the original acquisition cost represents extremely poor value for money, it states.It also notes that initial operational capability IOC for the platform, having already been pushed into 2024, from a previous 2023 target, could slip further if the MoD receives its first E-7 in late 2024 .
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The University of Maine hockey teams performance in its 6-0 season-opening win over Atlantic Hockey America power American International College Massachusetts on Saturday night was impressive. Its only one game but weve been here a bunch through the years and this looks like one of the bet
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stanley mugs d. Theyre deeper, faster, stronger and have more up and down their lineup. One of the trademarks of teams where UMaine head coach Ben Barr had been an assistant coach was their depth.When he was at Union, Providence and the University of Massachusetts, teams that went on to win their first NCAA titles with players he recruited and coached, depth was a key component to their success.They each had a handful of elite players but not an overabundance of them. There wasnt a massive drop-off from the first to fourth line
stanley usa s or first to third defense tandem.The fact they could roll out four lines and three defense tandems comfortably, knowing that their role players were going to be able to positively impact a game even if they didnt dent the scoresheet, was crucial to their title runs.Being able to play four lines and six defensemen keeps high-end players fresh.That is what Barr and his staff are building in Orono.With just one NHL draft choice on their roster a year ago in Carolina Hurricanes first-rounder Bradly Nadeau, the lowest number in Hockey East, the Black Bears went 23-12-2 and made their first appearance in a Hockey Ea