>Англичане собираются закупать новые турбовинтовые самолеты именно как УТС основной подготовки на замену наличным "Тукано", уважаемый Фигурант. К экономии это никакого отношения не имеет.
Таймс о сабже:
General Richards, Chief of the General Staff, believes that the Super Tucano offers a cost-effective alternative to fast jets such as the Cold War-era Eurofighter Typhoon in counter-insurgency operations such as those in Afghanistan. Resembling something from the Second World War, a Super Tucano costs about £5 million, a fraction of the £60 million estimated cost of the F35 Joint Strike Fighter ordered for the Royal Navy’s new aircraft carriers or the £67 million of a Typhoon...General Richards has argued that state-on-state confrontations will be largely replaced by counter-insurgency operations in the future, making huge savings possible if the Government is prepared to sacrifice ships and tanks for lighter and cheaper but technically advanced matériel. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/afghanistan/article6997720.ece
Если нач ген штаба - это "не думают", то я не знаю.
Там именно речь о Супер Тукано как альтернатива дорогим ИБ.
Супер Tucano в качестве УТС - не то. При этом УТС у англов - навалом.
