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November 21st 05, 02:54 PM
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Carrier Tanker Option
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. 
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