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Friday, November 11, 2016

Does the Pentagon Need an Acquisition Chief??

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Title of an article in Aviation Week. They have one now. The incumbent, Frank Kendall, claims that cost overruns were 51% before his time ...

Friday, September 16, 2016

Air Force bites off more than it can chew.

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Or fund. The big three money suckers. The F35 fighter. Cost is outta sight. The software isn't finished. The gun doesn't fire, ...

Wednesday, October 2, 2013

Goldie Oldie takes a hit from rank newbie

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Last month, it looked like South Korea was going to buy 60 F15's. Now we are not so sure. The Koreans have announced they have re open...

Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Goldie Oldie still competitive

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South Korea is shopping for 60 new jet fighter planes. There were gonna buy the brand new F35. But the Boeing salesman have been active an...

Friday, June 7, 2013

Bean counters are loading the dice (beans)

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The Pentagon has a problem. Cost of the new F-35 fighter is so high that overseas customers are backing off. It's a nice airplane ever...

Thursday, July 5, 2012

F-35 fighters sold to Japan for $129 Million apiece

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Nice plane and all, but $129 million for a single seat fighter? The Japanese could only afford four of them.

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