Thanks for the info William!
via Reuters
Didn't see this coming.
via Reuters
(Reuters) - Boeing Co (BA.N) has reached agreement with the U.S. Navy on a multibillion-dollar contract for 47 more F/A-18 fighter jets and EA-18G electronic attack planes funded in fiscal years 2013 and 2014, and is "very close" to signing a contract, a top company executive said Monday.Uh...wow!
Mike Gibbons, Boeing's program manager for both fighter jets, said the contract would include 11 F/A-18 Super Hornets funded in fiscal 2013, 21 EA-18G "Growlers" funded in fiscal 2014, 12 Growlers for Australia and three additional EA-18G planes included in a legal settlement with the U.S. government.
He said the contract could be finalized and signed within the next two months. Gibbons gave no details on the total value of the contract.
Didn't see this coming.
Thanks for the good news!
ReplyDeleteI hope this will increase the chances to see this birds with the Red Maple Leaf.
FUCK YEAH!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteThis just made my day.
These are not new orders, and Boeing builds 3 jets per month, could go down to 2. That means this order would be exhausted in 2 years on a 2 per month throughput.
ReplyDeleteBoeing may still have to close the Super Hornet line by 2017 if no new orders materialize.
same thing i said about the F-35 "Austalian" buy bitch boy, but you argued otherwise. i'm just playing by your rules you little fuck. go back to F-16net and play with your toys.
ReplyDeleteNow thats a bullseye right there
DeleteIt looks like the remake of the unsuccessfully movie.... F-22, the Raptor.
ReplyDeleteAt the end they just built few of them and not with all the toys they where supposed to have.
The main difference this time are the international stars included in the casting.
By that are you referencing to the J-20 and the PAK-FA ?....maybe that Japanese prototype as well ?
DeleteOff course, they are the villains of the movie and the Japanese the buddy of the hero.
DeleteIts usually a Brit who gets cast as a Villain in an American movie though, and he drives nothing less than a Jag. Cause thats what all brits drive.....lol.
DeleteWell, I hate to admit this by the Aussie F-35 buy does sound more Political than anything. Also, note how their economy like the russians is being fueled by a natural resource blitz. All those mining billions and a tiddly little population to spend it on. With all that mining money, its gonna be a while before they realize that its going down the drain. They also want to give a boost to their indigenous defence industry. I am also keenly watching the Collins Submarine Replacement program.
ReplyDeleteHere is the trailer of the next movie.
ReplyDeletewww.youtube.com/watch?v=KaoYz90giTk&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Good movie for my morning shits & grins.
DeleteJust another reminder that stealth aircraft are overly expensive maintenance nightmares.
Charly Garcia is an Argentinian rock legend that once said in an entrvue that when he wants to listen good music, just compose a song. I did this "movie" for the same reason....
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Ummmm ... No idea where Boeing got the idea Australia was going to buy ANOTHER twelve Growlers. The last Growler purchase was back in 2013. No new additional Growler purchase this year.
ReplyDeleteThe RAAF Growlers are NOT new ones - these are the same ones announced in 2012.
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