[sustran] Re: BAE Systems signs Indian Hawk jet deal for about 700 million Pounds

[Paul Barter]

Point taken Todd.  But I am nervous that this might send discussions off on
an off-topic tangent for the sustran-discuss list. This is not the
appropriate forum for discussion of military spending or the broad budget
priorities of any country.

They are important issues but the focus of this list is urban transport
policy, especially in developing countries. Let's try to stay focused on
that so that people get what they signed up for.

So please let's all refrain from taking up this particular thread here. If
anyone wants to respond to Todd on these issues, please do it in private
email.

All the best,

Paul Barter (co-manager of sustran-discuss, with Karl Fjellstrom)

On 29 July 2010 09:17, Todd Edelman <edelman at greenidea.eu> wrote:

> BAE Systems signs Indian Hawk jet deal
> http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-10790222
>
> Defence group BAE Systems and engine supplier Rolls-Royce have signed a
> £700m deal to supply India's Hindustan Aeronautics with 57 Hawk training
> jets...
>
> ***
>
> For the same price: Approximately 5,600 city buses made in India,
> keeping five large bus factories occupied for a year. (It seems like the
> Hawks will be partly made in India). For comparison, there will be in
> total about 6,500 buses in Dehli's bus fleet ready for the Commonwealth
> Games later this year.
>
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BAE_Systems
> http://www.rediff.com/money/2006/jan/13auto.htm
> http://www.businessworld.in/index.php/Automobiles/A-Bus-Named-Volvo.htm
>
> http://www.hindustantimes.com/911-more-low-floor-buses-to-ply-on-road-before-C-wealth-DTC/Article1-579106.aspx
>
>
> So, why is India outsourcing part of its vehicle manufacturing to
> England? :-)
>
>
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