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New fighter aircraft could boost Lockheed Martin
http://www.investors.com/breakingnew...22069403&brk=1
The planes represent Lockheed Martin's single biggest product line. Barron's notes the estimated price tag of the jet range from Air Force estimates of $125 million each, to the Pentagon's more inclusive estimate of $258.9 million. Including little details like the engines, etc. You could buy a seagoing Navy warship from Lockheed Martin for less than that. One question critics have asked is whether it's necessary to have a plane as good as the F/A-22 is advertised to be, and not just use the latest version of the F-16 and the Navy's F/A-18. Barron's notes that the Air Force is concerned that Russian and European air-defense missiles that might be sold to potential adversaries are getting better, and they don't want to take chances. But the US Navy isn't concerned about hostile air defenses? What do they know about the French and Russians that they're not sharing with the USAF? -HJC |
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Henry J Cobb wrote: http://www.investors.com/breakingnew...22069403&brk=1 The planes represent Lockheed Martin's single biggest product line. Barron's notes the estimated price tag of the jet range from Air Force estimates of $125 million each, to the Pentagon's more inclusive estimate of $258.9 million. Including little details like the engines, etc. You could buy a seagoing Navy warship from Lockheed Martin for less than that. One question critics have asked is whether it's necessary to have a plane as good as the F/A-22 is advertised to be, and not just use the latest version of the F-16 and the Navy's F/A-18. Barron's notes that the Air Force is concerned that Russian and European air-defense missiles that might be sold to potential adversaries are getting better, and they don't want to take chances. But the US Navy isn't concerned about hostile air defenses? What do they know about the French and Russians that they're not sharing with the USAF? -HJC The navy had there shot at stealth with the A12 (?) and lost the boat. Look how long it took to get the f22 where it is. And its still not deployed in operational use. The Navy probably feels lucky to get there enhanced f18's with the possibility of the JSF in the future. My guess is the navy will never get another true long range fighter like the F14 was. Maybe they should pull some F4's out of the desert and load them up with missiles as a RPV missile platform. Hell, there just going to blow them up anyway. And who cares if the other guy shoots first? As long as you get your missiles off by remote control before your launch platform is toast. Kind of a nintendo age kamikaze. Bob -----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =----- http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----== Over 100,000 Newsgroups - 19 Different Servers! =----- |
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