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  • in reply to: Another retired tanker commander speaks #2434906
    irtusk
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    Or maybe because he feels that the KC-777 is the best platform for the KC-10 ‘large’ tanker replacement [KC-Y] & is jumping ahead to that program.

    grasping at straws, lol

    pretty obvious this is a paid-for Boeing ad

    in reply to: The Brand New IAF Thread (IX) – Flamers NOT Welcome #2435020
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    So they went for C-17 GM-III!

    they haven’t gone for anything yet, they’re still looking at it

    in reply to: Tanker Draft RFP party #2435025
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    It was not able to refuel all aircraft in the air force inventory

    1. the osprey isn’t an aircraft
    2. EADS/NG wasn’t able to submit new evidence

    they didn’t rule it couldn’t refuel, they ruled they didn’t prove it to their satisfaction

    in reply to: Another retired tanker commander speaks #2435070
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    Again, HE DID!

    again pay some attention

    He spent the entire article extolling the 767 and then suddenly switches to marketing speak about the 7A7 ‘family’, which includes the ginormous 777

    the ‘and then’ means i was referring to the part AFTER he spent extolling the 767

    why did he suddenly switch to 7A7 after spending all that time talking about 767?

    Why didn’t he just close by saying the 767 was the best?

    in reply to: Another retired tanker commander speaks #2435139
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    No he cares about BOTH. But I realize how that is simply too complicated for you to comprehend.

    then why didn’t he say 767? simple question . . .

    in reply to: 36 Dassault Rafale for Brasil – Official #2435277
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    Very Close Race!:cool:

    There’s nothing close about it

    Lula has made it VERY clear the Rafale has won

    in reply to: Another retired tanker commander speaks #2435307
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    The Boeing 7A7 family!

    He spent the entire article extolling the 767 and then suddenly switches to marketing speak about the 7A7 ‘family’, which includes the ginormous 777

    the stench is strong in this one

    If he truly believed in the 767, he would have said 767. This makes it seem like he cares more about which COMPANY is selected than which PLANE.

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    the latest episode of check six talks about how experience with the F-16B60 has made the UAE EXTREMELY risk averse and they want all the capabilities working and demonstrated before they buy

    How does that reconcile with them placing an order for the Rafale when they presumably want everything and the kitchen sink tacked on?

    in reply to: Tanker Draft RFP party #2436114
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    It is a matter of fairness & consistency

    fairness and consistency would be
    1) waiting for the final report after appeals (innocent until proven guilty anyone? anyone?)
    2) waiting for the final report on Boeing’s subsidies

    NOT that ANYBODY thinks it is NECESSARY for Boeing to win.

    The vigor with which the Boeing crowd pursues this says otherwise.

    What you are missing is that Airbus COULD NOT get the loans through normal means.

    so?

    Even IF it could have otherwise, it would have cost significantly more to do so.

    The loans were repaid WITH interest. The governments got more than they put in, even including opportunity costs.

    In other words, Boeing has jack and squat to complain about

    That is because Airbus/EADS does not have an army of enemies digging up & calling out every tiny little issue they are having

    lolol, whatever you say

    The USAF picked the KC-767 (& REJECTED the KC-30).

    you’ve already lost that argument . . . repeatedly

    care to be reminded again?

    The KC-X Source Selection Team ‘selected’ the KC-30 BUT did not assess the relative merits of the proposals in accordance with the evaluation criteria identified in the solicitation is doing so.

    1. KC-X Source Selection Team is the USAF
    2. they did select the KC-30, not ‘select’
    3. yes the gao found some flaws in the process, but remember they look at everything from a legalistic perspective. Just because there were flaws in the (very complicated) process doesn’t mean the ultimate selection was wrong.

    in reply to: Tanker Draft RFP party #2436360
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    http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssIndustryMaterialsUtilitiesNews/idUSN1810619020091118

    Boeing tanker ally eyes $5 mln per plane Airbus duty

    A Boeing Co (BA.N) ally in Congress urged the Pentagon on Wednesday to add as much as $5 million per plane to a rival trans-Atlantic team’s bid to supply new U.S. mid-air refueling aircraft.

    Rep. Norm Dicks, a member of the House of Representatives Defense Appropriations subcommittee, floated the figure as part of a renewed push by Boeing’s political backers, aimed at factoring a September interim global trade ruling into the tanker contract battle.

    in reply to: Tanker Draft RFP party #2439300
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    in reply to: 50% of F-135 parts thrown out #2439823
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    http://www.reuters.com/article/ousivMolt/idUSTRE5A95PM20091110

    GE, Rolls F-35 engine deliveries said delayed

    Deliveries of an alternate F-35 fighter engine being built by General Electric Co (GE.N) and Rolls-Royce Group PLC (RR.L) will be delayed by one year, a source familiar with the program said on Tuesday.

    . . .

    General Electric spokesman Rick Kennedy said the team had not been informed of a one-year delay, but said the Pentagon’s failure to release $35 million in long-lead funding from the fiscal 2009, that ended September 30, could affect the delivery of four low-rate production engines now scheduled for fiscal 2012.

    That funding hasn’t been released, and that is an issue,” Kennedy said. “It affects our ability to scale up for a production program, including tooling and everything else.”

    . . .

    The GE-Rolls program has been shorted by at least $176 million in funding since fiscal 2007

    Pentagon trying REAL hard to screw the F136

    in reply to: 36 Dassault Rafale for Brasil – Official #2439825
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    http://www.janes.com/news/defence/jdw/jdw091111_1_n.shtml

    UK throws weight behind Saab’s Gripen bid to win F-X2 contest

    The UK government is pushing the Saab JAS 39 Gripen NG to win Brazil’s F-X2 competition

    . . .

    With Selex providing the radar, the UK will be responsible for producing 25 per cent of every Gripen sold to Brazil

    in reply to: South Africa scraps A400M deal. #2439827
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    http://www.busrep.co.za/index.php?fSectionId=561&fArticleId=5238324

    SA forced to weigh other airlift options for military

    Heitman said that a mix could include the Hercules C-130 and C-17s. It could also include some A400Ms with a few of the C-130s and C-17s. This would be an option as the A400M was a large aircraft that could not land at all airports.

    Heitman said the C-130 was an extremely capable aircraft “but it cannot by itself meet the requirement. Simply buying the same basic payload capacity would require 15 C-130Js for about R19 billion.”

    He noted this would be similar to the cost of the A400Ms. He disputes Defence and Military Veterans Minister Lindiwe Sisulu’s cost estimate for the eight A400Ms at R30bn and Armscor chief executive Sipho Thomo’s estimate of R47bn.

    He noted the C-130J could not transport the large vehicles and heavier equipment, for example vehicles that can withstand road-side bombs, that would be required for future missions.

    The C-130J was also not a practical means of deploying an Oryx helicopter.

    I still say Il-76/476

    in reply to: Tanker Draft RFP party #2440615
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    Italy Still Waiting for Boeing Tankers

    http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=4366294

    Boeing’s delivery of 767 tanker aircraft to the Italian Air Force has slipped again as the company fixes a problem with the hose-and-drogue refueling system, a senior Italian defense source said.

    . . .

    The source said the start date was subsequently pushed back to the end of November 2009.

    “That provisional TFA date has now slipped to January 2010,” he said. “But that is just guesswork, and things could change from week to week.” If the January appointment is kept, all four tankers could yet be delivered during 2010, he added.

    . . .

    The new problem, said the source, concerns the stability in flight of the central drogue, or basket, fixed to the end of the refueling hose that is extended from the center line of the fuselage.

    “Boeing is dedicating a team to fixing this latest problem,” the source said. “They appear to have found a solution, but test flying has yet to confirm it, and we have been down this road before.”

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