Unexpected...

...hoped for, but truly unexpected -

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...we'll see if anything actually comes of it.

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Rufus
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what happened? sanity break out like a teen's zits?

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someone

Must have...still scratching over what "re-compete" will mean, exactly.

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Rufus

more happy, suddenly rich gov officials.

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someone

Yeah - that's the fear. More likely, if a total re-compete and start from scratch is on the table, the Dems could squash the proposal in total after the elections are over...that'd be the worst case.

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Rufus

rote:

Maybe there's a bit of that going on behind the scenese now. Screw up any deal, then after the election say that 40 year old planes are "good enough". I'm waiting to hear about a "Stealth Tanker". Those F-22s oughta be able to refuel without baddies knowing it...

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eyeball

IIRC, F-15s are getting close to 40 years old...

If they figure out how to fix 'em so they don't break apart, then they still outclass most of what else is flying around the world.

The tanker deal was smelly from the git-go - both the original deal, and this one. I don't think they're going to run 40-y-o tankers forever, but I don't think EADS is going to see too many Pentagon dollars, neither.

E.P.

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Ed Pirrero

Not required...tanker tracks wouldn't need to be that close to where they'd be going, from a range/loiter standpoint. A "stealth tanker" would just be money wasted.

Interesting depiction here, though...

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...and here:

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Rufus

...except for the Es, which are really the best of the lot, IMO. Production is still open on the Es.

Amen.

We'll see what shakes out now...

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Rufus

This talk reminds me of something that happened while I was still working. Some local politicans, trying to curry favor with the voting taxpayers, inserted a line into the purchase contracts for all new county vehicles (cars and light-duty trucks). Chrysler got dumped as their trucks were coming in from Canada and the eventual winner of the bid was Volkswagen, those trucks were being made in Pennsylvania. Caused quite an uproar when the clause was pulled from the contract so that "American" vehicles could compete again.

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The Old Man

It sounds like there was a lot more going on here than just politics...incompetence, and/if not some straight-out malfeasance if you read through the GAO's statement regarding their findings:

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We're talking about a LOT more money than just what a fleet of city vehicles is worth...sounds to me like some heads should be rolling.

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Rufus

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