On Thu, 17 Nov 2005 00:17:00 GMT, Andrew C. Toppan actoppan@nospam
wrote:

On Wed, 16 Nov 2005 15:47:27 -0600, Charlie Wolf
wrote:

But, why not extend the KS-3's a bit more???

(1) There are no KS-3s.
I should have put quote marks around it. I know there aren't any
KS-3's, but their mission sure as hell isn't ASW either - and hasn't
been since the early 90's.
Regards,


(2) S-3s are going away for the same reason a KC-2 won't happen: no
money.

(3) The C-2s are old and facing end-of-life issues anyway, with no
replacement in sight. Adding another mission to a worn-out and
over-worked airframe makes no sense.