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03-06-2008, 11:13 AM
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| Throwing the Americans Crumbs Now? Boeing, Lockheed, bid on $5.4 billion Air Force award BY EDMOND LOCOCO Bloomberg News Lockheed Martin Corp. and Boeing Co., the top two U.S. defense contractors, will compete separately for as much as $5.4 billion in U.S. Air Force orders to support all of the service's weapons systems, including those used by Special Operations Forces. Work includes maintenance, spare parts and repairs for programs including C-130 transport planes and B-52 bombers, Boeing said in a statement today. Lockheed will also bid, spokeswoman Wendy Owen said. The Air Force is trying to save costs by uniting under one set of contracts work now carried out under two types of awards. Boeing said it's the only company in the competition that now has orders under both types of existing contracts. The Air Force will select as many as 10 teams to receive work under the new type of 10-year contract, called the Future Flexible Acquisition and Sustainment Tool. The new program will include about $3.4 billion for work now carried out under a type of contract called the Flexible Acquisition and Sustainment Tool, and about $2 billion allocated to Air Force Special Operations Command tasks. The new awards are anticipated to come around Sept. 30, when the current contracts expire, Boeing spokesman Forrest Gossett said.     |
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03-06-2008, 12:44 PM
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| I don't get what the big deal is? So what if Boeing didn't win the contract. Northrop-Grumman won it and they are still an American company aren't they? They are listed on the NYSE. John K. “Jack” Northrop formed Northrop Aircraft Incorporated in Hawthorne, Calif. in 1939. So what if Northrup thinks the Airbus frame is a better match to the plans they have for the tanker. Do you think Boeing makes everything in the U.S.??? All modern jetliners are built from a global supplier base and the two entrants in the KC-45A competition are no exception. The Boeing tanker includes parts manufactured in Japan, United Kingdom, Canada and Italy. The Northrop Grumman tanker includes parts built in the United Kingdom, Germany, Spain and France.
__________________ Politicians are like diapers, they both need changed occasionally for the same reason. Calling an illegal alien an "undocumented immigrant" is like calling a drug dealer an "unlicensed pharmacist" The hard work of one will do more than the prayer of millions. |
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03-06-2008, 12:54 PM
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| OK, my bad!
__________________ Politicians are like diapers, they both need changed occasionally for the same reason. Calling an illegal alien an "undocumented immigrant" is like calling a drug dealer an "unlicensed pharmacist" The hard work of one will do more than the prayer of millions. |
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03-06-2008, 12:56 PM
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| COMMUNIST!!  |
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03-06-2008, 12:58 PM
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| Gee Bubba. I bet if you worked for Boeing, you would be a happy camper when they laid you off, huh?? By the way, if you work for National, Swift, or Smithfield, you now work for the Brazilians--------sayanora!! |
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03-06-2008, 12:59 PM
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| and if I got laid off from Boeing I could move to California and get a job with Northrop-Grumman! As for the packing plants, it's still an American job. The workers earn their paycheck in the USA and spend it(or part of it) in the USA.
__________________ Politicians are like diapers, they both need changed occasionally for the same reason. Calling an illegal alien an "undocumented immigrant" is like calling a drug dealer an "unlicensed pharmacist" The hard work of one will do more than the prayer of millions. |
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03-06-2008, 01:13 PM
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| You'd never survive in California----nor be able to afford living there! |
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03-06-2008, 01:18 PM
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| Housing is cheap there now, haven't you heard? Plenty of foreclosures I could move right into.
__________________ Politicians are like diapers, they both need changed occasionally for the same reason. Calling an illegal alien an "undocumented immigrant" is like calling a drug dealer an "unlicensed pharmacist" The hard work of one will do more than the prayer of millions. |
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