Comment by like_any_other
Comment by like_any_other 8 hours ago
I would guess it was due to behind the scenes meddling from an 'ally', that was itself probably encouraged by its war industry.
Comment by like_any_other 8 hours ago
I would guess it was due to behind the scenes meddling from an 'ally', that was itself probably encouraged by its war industry.
My dad was an avionics and air-to-air weaponry guy in the RCAF in the 1950s-60s (you might understand my HN nick) and was training up on the Arrow's suite, which was being designed from scratch by RCA Canada in Montreal as Project ASTRA. It was a direct competitor to U.S. systems made primarily by Hughes, and the missiles were a direct competitor to those from what is now Raytheon. One of Avro's desperate options prior to cancellation was the idea of scrapping ASTRA for a 100% U.S. avionics and missile suite.