No problem Fred, there is much were aren't privvy to at the...

No problem Fred, there is much were aren't privvy to at the moment, it is considered to be of national security, but when you look at BAE and who they have acquired over the last few years then a bigger picture comes into play IMHO.

BAE bought Bofors back in 2000 and now we see they have bought Tennix, and recently they were given a waiver by the descrimination board to be able to BAE has won the right to discriminate on whom it employs regards nationality? Chinese is one of those along with a few other countries!
www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,22606,23084606-5006301,00.html.

A while back now the Defence industrial base in the US (google DIBCS FA) technologies threatened the US national security came out and said that they were concerned that if MST technology proliferated then they would find it very hard to counter as they had nothing that can compete with this technology.
then late last year the RAND corporation that supplies the US Government with similar information said almost the same!
and then there was also this, again it seems the US is concerned about MST weapons and ammo proliferating!
http://www.ndu.edu/icaf/industry/reports/2...007_WEAPONS.pdf
see page 25
MST awaiting commercial buy in???
I wonder if BAE would fit the bill???

lets look at what BAE does and if they had any synergies?

You bet your sweet bippy there are,just look at what they are into and how MST would fit in, and remember that both nd Tennix were part of the DSTO CTD program, they would be aware of what the DSTO was doing with Mach 5/50 technology, and I will bet they see what is coming!!!!!!!!!!

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Almost all of the above would fit very nicely with what MST is capable of doing! and "REMEMBER" that Mach 5/50 projectiles travel at "BETTER" than "TWICE" the velocity of conventional cap fired rounds available in todays Artillery.

AS I SAID,THERE IS A HELL OF A LOT WE AREN"T TOLD, BUT THERE IS JUST ENOUIGH INFO ON THE WEB TO KEEP ME VERY INTERESTED!