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US Air Force cancels deal for Brazilian-made aircraft
Agence France Presse (AFP) ^
| 29 February 2012
Posted on 02/29/2012 3:09:48 AM PST by sukhoi-30mki
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To: sukhoi-30mki
...see if Soros shorted Brazil’s Embraer
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posted on
02/29/2012 3:13:34 AM PST
by
Doogle
(((USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated)))
To: sukhoi-30mki
The folks in Afghanistan have shown their true colors. Why should we give them anything but a good view of us leaving their desolate country to its own devices?
Outfit the Afghan air farce? Nah...let’s just give them back their biplane and see how they do.
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posted on
02/29/2012 3:22:01 AM PST
by
PubliusMM
(RKBA; a matter of fact, not opinion. 01-20-2013: Change we can look forward to.)
To: sukhoi-30mki
Build them anyway and give them to me instead of Afghanistan... who cares ,, it’s only Chinese money anyway .. Timmy will print some more treasuries to cover..
To: PubliusMM
I agree with you! That was my first thought, the easiest way to deny the Afghan’s planes that we had “promised” them is to cancel the order under the premise of a faulty procurement process. The review might take several years to complete, “Ya Know”.
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posted on
02/29/2012 3:24:58 AM PST
by
The Working Man
(The mantra for BO's reign...."No Child Left a Dime")
To: sukhoi-30mki
Hmmm ....maybe this is reading too much into the report, but could this mean that the Super Hornet’s chances dipped and this is a response to that?
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posted on
02/29/2012 3:26:25 AM PST
by
spetznaz
(Nuclear-tipped Ballistic Missiles: The Ultimate Phallic Symbol)
To: sukhoi-30mki
Does this have to do to the fact Beech is about to go Chapter 11, and our dear leader the anointed one, can't have that happen on his watch. Color me cynical...
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posted on
02/29/2012 3:29:03 AM PST
by
taildragger
(( Palin / Mulally 2012 ))
To: sukhoi-30mki
Absent a court order or GAO ruling, canceling the contract will mean paying millions in penalties to Sierra Nevada Corporation.
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posted on
02/29/2012 3:29:14 AM PST
by
Yo-Yo
(Is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
To: sukhoi-30mki
The Afghans should get nothing more lethal than cardboard silhouettes. This is a good decision, but not for the reasons stated. Afghanistan will be an enemy state before the last American boot has crossed the border. We need to stop arming Muslim enemies and just take off and nuke the site from orbit when they start causing us trouble.
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posted on
02/29/2012 3:30:52 AM PST
by
Truth29
To: Yo-Yo
Yeah, there will be a cancellation fee somewhere in this deal. They’ve gotten use to these fees over the last two decades.
To: sukhoi-30mki
There is no AT- 6 plane, it is a half finished drawing.
To: org.whodat
Uhmmm...this magazine article begs to differ...
http://xairforces.com/newsd.asp?newsid=680&newst=10
...please note the line in the article:
“Last month, Hawker Beechcraft completed weapons drop tests with the AT-6, a modification of the successful T-6 primary trainer on which all U.S. military pilots graduate.” :)
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posted on
02/29/2012 4:14:46 AM PST
by
NCDragon
(If you can't stand behind the troops, try standing in front of them!)
To: sukhoi-30mki
What happened to the Air Tractor? Didn’t it cost enough to meet USAF requirements?
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posted on
02/29/2012 4:15:04 AM PST
by
MadJack
("Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet." (Afghan proverb))
To: sukhoi-30mki
hawker does not have a plane. They have cartoons on paper only.
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posted on
02/29/2012 4:15:22 AM PST
by
joe fonebone
(Project Gunwalker, this will make watergate look like the warm up band......)
To: sukhoi-30mki
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posted on
02/29/2012 4:22:25 AM PST
by
Textide
To: MadJack
Air Tractor is out of Texas correct? I don’t see any contract going to TX with our dear leader. Besides, like the A10 is the ugly step-child that nobody wants yet when they got it, it did an incredible job. So why make that mistake twice, go for the tri-cycle geared bird that looks more civil, not something that looks like an Experimental super STOL Cub Clone that can get the job done, its too icky...
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posted on
02/29/2012 4:28:05 AM PST
by
taildragger
(( Palin / Mulally 2012 ))
To: taildragger
Yeah, as usual politics trumps mission requirements. Air Tractor had an armed variant ready in 2008/09. Here it is 2012 and we still don’t have anything in-country. How typical.
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posted on
02/29/2012 4:45:23 AM PST
by
MadJack
("Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet." (Afghan proverb))
To: sukhoi-30mki
Douglas Skyraider, c. 1946-1973 Doesn't it seem like we are going backwards on ground support aircraft?
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posted on
02/29/2012 5:04:20 AM PST
by
SampleMan
(Feral Humans are the refuse of socialism.)
To: org.whodat
There is no AT- 6 plane, it is a half finished drawing.As usual you are your same sharp as a bowling ball obtuse self.
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posted on
02/29/2012 5:07:54 AM PST
by
A.A. Cunningham
(Barry Soetoro is a Kenyan communist)
To: org.whodat
I soloed in a T-6 in 1949
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posted on
02/29/2012 5:14:59 AM PST
by
elpadre
(AfganistaMr Obama said the goal was to "disrupt, dismantle and defeat al-Qaeda" and its allies.)
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