Ways to prevent the 1957 defense white paper

Hello all, I'm planning a mini-TL based on the SR.177 project, I'm looking for ways to avoid Sandys's disastrous white paper. No real extra requirements I can think of, but something on the butterflies of avoiding the paper would be good

Luath
 
The most obvious one would be either a succesful outcome to Suez or that it goes as OTL but the British Establishment form the same opinions about America as the French do and take a more independent line in foreign policy. Even with this cuts in the defence budget were inevitable given that Britain was spending over 10% of GDP on defence at the time and the strain on the budget meant that something had to give, I guess having the RAF and RN make a big commitment to the SR.177 ensuring major orders would make it difficult to kill especially if this begins to lead to export orders. Lockheed's "skulduggery" coming to light earlier could also tarnish the F-104's reputation making the SR's job easier.

I like the idea of your TL, it would be interesting to see how the SR.177 could have evolved in service, consider me subscribed!
 
Thanks, I don't really feel up to the task of removing the UK from NATO, though is it possible for it to remain but take different lines in foreign policy? I'm not entirely sure, but I feel that rocket-jet propulsion would probably prove to be a dead end, I wonder if the aircraft could then be upgraded with dual Spey turbo's, butterflying the lightning in the process.

A few confirms I can give;The, RAF, The FAA and the GAF will all field the '177' (It needs a name), the JASDF may put in an order for a few but I'm not sure. There will be a much closer collaboration with the West Germans over future products, I'm not positive but the Phantom may not get further than Japan ITTL. There will definitely be a successful HS 1121, also expect the TSR-2, CVA-01 and the Harrier to put in appearances. Though the latter might end up a wholesale FAA/USN project.

Please let me know what you think, I may be (Most likely) promising more than I can deliver but we'll see.
 
I don't mean pulling out of NATO but rather just taking a more hard headed approach to relations with America and being willing to spend money on preserving truly indigenous capability in aerospace instead of being starstuck over American power ;)
 
A well then, what would be the best time for the Lockheed scandal to break, not that I have any vested interest in seeing the F104 fail. There's no need to highlight this post, none at all.

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I would really enjoy a TL where some projects made it to service.

The most obvious one would be either a successful outcome to Suez or that it goes as OTL but the British Establishment form the same opinions about America as the French do and take a more independent line in foreign policy.

This sounds a good POD to me.
 
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