Comments on: Buy or Build

By: rappelz gold

rappelz gold — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 07:38:57 +0000

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By: goonzu money

goonzu money — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 07:06:12 +0000

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By: GuildWars Gold

GuildWars Gold — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 06:47:27 +0000

Initial contact this game, I did not very like. Since find good reason to release point, I also began to like it. Every day after work, I always go to play this game. Perhaps little girls will like me, in order to give went to all I like it. I dull playing a few weeks, very few speak to people and I have 26 levels and also I earn a little GuildWars Gold.

By: Shan

Shan — Sun, 06 Nov 2005 00:59:06 +0000

India should co-develop planes with Russia. HAL is building the LCF based off of MiG 21 designs. THey will most likely do the same with other planes…
Build upgraded versions using Russian designs.
I want my homeland to continually build alongside of Russia nd this can be seen with them signing the pact of co-building the Su-37

By: Bruce Considine

Bruce Considine — Wed, 26 Oct 2005 17:22:48 +0000

“When the U.S. and Japan began co-production of fighter aircraft in the 1980s, there were shrieks from protectionists that we were teaching the Japanese how to swallow the aerospace industry, they would soon move over into commercial aircraft, etc. None of this happened…“
But it HAS happened. Pay attention to Boeing.
If we insist on trading in our own warm and fuzzy global fantasyland instead of the real world of brass knuckles, thumb in the eye, fight dirty global trade; we will leave our teeth on the floor.
Bruce Considine
A fool and his money is soon parted.

By: Roger

Roger — Wed, 26 Oct 2005 05:14:41 +0000

India should opt for a mix of Mirage 2000–5 & F18 Super Hornet with transfer of technology & co production of both in India. Everything will fall in place well technology & politics.

By: Byron Skinner

Byron Skinner — Thu, 28 Jul 2005 19:42:39 +0000

Good Morning Gab,
Good try Gab, but no cigar, ever hear of the B-52, it entered service in 1954?
Since then we have seen the B-57, B-58, B-70, B-1 and B-2 come and go, mostly to Davis Mountain Az.
The B-52 “BUFF” is now in U.S.A.F. operational plans until at least 2040, most likely longer. By that time the only place you will be able to see a B-1 or a B-2 in on DVD.
You might argue that the B-1’s and B-2’s are the curent stars in GWOT, but that is an illusion supported only in DoD pess releases.
Of the 90 or so B-1’s that maybe still could fly they are based 16 in North Dakota (to be closed under BRAC), 16 in Texas the rest at Davis Mountaing masquarding as parts warehouses (te B-1 has had so many mehicanical problems that it is know as “The Hanger Queesn” with in the U.S.A.F.) for those flying. A total of four have actually flown missions in either Afghanistan or Iraq.
Canceling the B-1 was the most rational decission of the Carter Admistration.
The celebrated B-2, well only 21 were ever made, it’s a small party and only four have been modified to carry and deliver JADAMS, the other seventeen are only able to deliver dedicated weapons which were used up in Kosovo. Of the four modified to carry JADAMS only two have actually flown any combat missions in Afghanistan or Iraq.
The DoD is so afraid of losing a B-2 that they are only use at high altitude and in missions where they can stand off from the target out of the range on any SAMS. Oh you ask what about Stealth? Well the downing of the F-117 by the Serbs, a country of Rocket Scientists if there ever was one in Kosovo was a wake up call, there is no such thing as Stealth until someone invents anti-matter that you can make an aircraft out of.
Two overseas basing facilities have been built to forward deply the B-2, Guam and Diego Garcia the can base two planes at each. The B-2’s has only been based at either for training exercises.
The Ground support role is being done by the aircraft the Generals never wanted the A-10. The recent moderization of this unwanted air frame assures it will be unloved by the “Figher Mafia” at least another generation.
For the Air to Air Combat role what does the F-22 bring to the table that is not already their?
Lets see since Vietnam no American fighter plane has been downed in Air to Air Combat by any of the current Aircraft flown by anybody. The Chinese, Russia and India are still debating what current technology to buy. Again why does the U.S.A.F. need the $345 Million F/A-22?
ALLONS,
Byron Skinner
“Stewart’s Platoon”

By: Gab

Gab — Thu, 28 Jul 2005 11:37:02 +0000

Isn’t the Mirage 2000–5 being offered to India, not the Rafale. Either way I’m guessing they’ll go for the Mirage as they already have quite a few, and this would be a more logical step logistically.
As for the F-22 and F-35 being cold-war relics, I’m assuming you think flying even older cold war relics (F-15, F-16, F-18, Harrier) for the next twenty years is a better idea? BTW, it’s nice that you included development costs in the F-22s unit price.

By: anangbhai

anangbhai — Thu, 28 Jul 2005 01:12:54 +0000

I personally think my country (india) should go with european planes or continue developing its next generation of fighter planes with russia like the new Sukhoi called Berkut. The only reason the US even wants to give us these planes is to foist off old technology on us. Its the same reason Taiwan said they wouldn’t buy aegis destroyers even if they were offered.

By: Byron Skinner

Byron Skinner — Wed, 27 Jul 2005 18:45:07 +0000

Good Morning Mr. Lewis,
I assume that you had knowledge of the possable cancellation of both the F-22 and F-35 programs that were announced yesterday before you wrote you piece above.
You did touch on the problem of most weapon systems “Time”. By the time an American Defense Contractor can bring a weapons system from conception to contract it is most likely obsolute or no longer meets the current threat, that is the case of these two aircraft.
These drawn out time lines are very profitable to the contractors. The traditional excuse of changes by the “Customer” is a two edged sword and can cut both ways. I would suggest that industry stays away from this line of reasoning as a rationalization to the American Public.
The other factor is because of the long R&D periods the cost goes up, example of this of course is the F-22. First estimated in the early 90’s at $30 Million a copy, a factor of two over the existing aircraft of the era, to $65 Million in the late 90’s, to $135 Million in 2004 to yesterdays announced $345 Million per aircraft.
Even in the best of times $345 Million for a Fighter/Interceptor/Attack Plane is way to much money.
It is interesting though, Lockheed is still a trying to sell (Market) the F-22 to the General Public. A few hours before the DoD’s announcment of possable cancelation of the F-22 Lockheed put out a story about how an F/A-22 succeeded in droping a JADAM from Mach 1 and hitting it’s target. My reaction is why is this importantand to who?
I’m not a fan of Sec. of Defense Rumsfeld in the least and his quick trip to Iraq as this announcement was being made indicates a lot. But he is right, these uberdefense contracts are a cold war relic that have to go.
Now it time to look at the FCS, Joint Services Radio/Data System(s), the V-22 (The V-22 comes with the purchase of 24 new amphabious warfare ships to accomidate the new aircraft, the San Antonio Class LPD has went from $.83 Million to $1.8 Billion per copy, the LPH(2) is penciled in at $3.5 Billion ea. it is of note that all these ships will be replacing ships that are at less the 50% of there service lives), Big Deck Carriers, the 82ed. Airborne Division, the U.S. Marines (amphabious capacities) and keeping the B-2 Bomber active.
Mr. Sec. you are finally getting a start, keep it up.
ALLONS,
Byron Skinner
“Stewart’s Platoon”