On Wed, 10 Dec 2003 06:53:39 GMT, user wrote:

737. How much improvement over current capabilities for USW, ASW, BDA,
OTH targeting, and SAR can the MMA promise?

(1) More to the point: the replacement aircraft (whatever it is) will be able
to fly. The P-3s are excessively old and will soon be unable to do so.
Therefore, a replacement in some form is *required*.

(2) The capabilities of the replacement aircraft will be different than the
capabilities of the P-3. This is quite intentional, since the mission of the
P-3 has changed A LOT in recent years. The old mission of hunting Soviet
submarines is obsolete. If the aircraft do not adapt, they will not continue
to exist.

(3) Finally, there's the question of *which* aircraft will fill the MMA role.
The 737 is *one* of several proposals. If you don't like the 737, pick one of
the others.

It seems that you do not understand (1) and (2). And, finally, "change
happens". Obviously you do not want change, so you will never be happy, no
matter what is done.


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