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I've opened a case with DDTC to get a ruling on whether the Harrier 21 material really qualifies for protection under ITAR, since 1/2 of the airframe design work and 100% of the propulsion design was done in the UK, and also since we deliberately avoided incorporating any advanced technologies or materials beyond what was already in use in 1990 because we knew from long experience that the Marines, our primary customer, couldn't afford and didn't really need that level of technology. I'll be interested to see what their ruling is, and if it's favorable, I'll share what I have on Harrier 21.

[QUOTE="stever_sl, post: 706359, member: 5090"] I've opened a case with DDTC to get a ruling on whether the Harrier 21 material really qualifies for protection under ITAR, since 1/2 of the airframe design work and 100% of the propulsion design was done in the UK, and also since we deliberately avoided incorporating any advanced technologies or materials beyond what was already in use in 1990 because we knew from long experience that the Marines, our primary customer, couldn't afford and didn't really need that level of technology. I'll be interested to see what their ruling is, and if it's favorable, I'll share what I have on Harrier 21. [/QUOTE]

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