$82 million! Recent Joint Strike Fighter program cost increases could also delay the fielding of the aircraft. In DOD’s December 31, 2003, procurement plan, the average unit cost of the aircraft increased from $69 million to $82 million. http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d04900.pdf

From the White House website: http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2004/08/20040805-4.html Fourth paragraph from the bottom: Dubya, at the signing of a defense appropriations bill « Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our...

Northrop Grumman's "forgotten" advanced tactical fighter leaves museum and could be heading for bomber contest Northrop Grumman's long-abandoned YF-23A advanced tactical fighter (ATF) is emerging as the possible basis for a surprise contender for the US Air Force's interim bomber requirement. The...

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because they know that another 4 years of Bush will destroy the USA.

I saw the TV of the investigation and saw the result when the foam was fired at the left leading edge. The skin around the hole appeared to be rather thin. Perhaps a type of Carbon Fiber? Would anyone know, in simple terms, the Leading edge construction? Does anyone know if tiles are at the...

Oelewapper wrote: The **** goes on,... as Tony Blair and his defence secretary keep sinking deeper away in it, and as their relentless lies are being constantly exposed and inquired upon. I am not so sure. Look at Bush Jr. I strongly suspect that this was planned a long time ago by his...

Jeff Jones wrote: This is hilarious coming from a supporter of a president who should have a placard reading "The Buck Stops Anywhere But Here" sitting on his desk. "It's the Cia's fault! It's the CIA's fault! It's the CIA's fault! ad.naseum But when you setup the whole scheme with...

"A.E. Jabbour" wrote: Not ten Japanese civilians were worth one American soldier. I'm honestly curious. That's the way the Nazis felt about the Jews and Slavs they slaughtered, too. Hittler was to Jews what Bush is to Muslims. Not all jews were bad, but he managed to convince his people...

The most objective and comprehensive single article I've seen recently. -- OBSERVATIONS ON THE WAR by Harvey Sicherman March 12, 2004 Harvey Sicherman, Ph.D., is President of the Foreign Policy Research Institute. A former aide to three U.S. secretaries of state, he is co-editor, with John...

A squad of Marines were driving up the highway between Basra and Baghdad. They came upon an Iraqi soldier who was badly injured and unconscious. Nearby, on the opposite side of the road, was an American Marine in a similar but less serious state. The Marine was conscious and alert. As first aid...

All - I'm especially interested in comments from any of the "current and former military pilots with top-secret clearances" (as mentioned below) that might be out there. --- Where are the armed pilots? ---------------------------

The Burtonwood Branch of the Royal Air Forces Association has lauched its new webpage. The webpage can be found at: http://uk.geocities.com/rafaburtonwood/ Please come and visit us.

Oelewapper wrote: Admittedly, I am not very familiar with this particular kind of issues in military aviation, but how can it be "legal" for the Israëli occupation force to send out US-made Apaches, to launch a couple of missiles on The founder of Hamas, who has led the organization whose...

Vince Brannigan wrote: Bush: 'We Found' Banned Weapons President Cites Trailers in Iraq as Proof So we have problems with our intelligence being spotty. Oh really? We have had every since the US Congress Church Commission in the mid-1970s exposed so many CIA employees and their local agents...

"IanDTurner" wrote in message ... OK, so it's finally been announced theat the Indian Air Force is to buy 66 Hawk trainers. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/3076932.stm The BBC release says they are the 5th...

I am trying to find historical links for C-124s. I have found a few things through the wonder of Google but now what I am looking for. Does anyone know anything about a historical repository with things like tail numbers, units and crew names? My father flew "Shaky" for many years. He died a few...

"Emmanuel Gustin" wrote in message ... I inserted a link to a small drawing of the plane. http://members.chello.nl/a.bruin5/onbekendvliegtuig.gif The only likely candidate seems to be the de Havilland Sea...

Can anyone help me with the history of the de Havilland Vampire service record with the Irish Air Corps? Any links to good websites or decent reference books about the whole Irish military or even just the Air Corps are much appreciated. I'm more interested in the period from 1935-1965. I've seen...

"Chris McBrien" wrote in message ... On Friday the 11th May 1956 at 1315 hours a Valiant 'V' Bomber number WP202 crashed into a railway embankment in Southwick, West Sussex. The cause was put as a rudder lock. The pilot,...