Re: Airbus tankers for USAF?

"Matt Wiser" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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>   "Tarver Engineering" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

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> >International's
> >> Palmdale plant would have run into this problem.
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> >With a 50% offset, it is argueable that the
> >airplanes are American.
> >
> >
>   Built in the U.S. is one thing. DESIGNED and BUILT in the U.S. is
something
> else altogether.

Congress tried to spoon feed the program to Boeing, but this repeatedly
shooting yourself in the foot is likely to advantage Lockheed.  Besides
that, the 7E7 has an offset to Thales.

> Another proposed offset-Lockheed Martin is involved with
> a proposed U.S. version of the EH-101 helo as a backup to the V-22 if that
> fails; Sikorsky's S-92 would be the front-runner for that prospect, even
> if EH-101 met or exceeded refquirements, NIH still is a factor in the
final
> decision. And that syndrome is very hard to cure.

BAE systems has a 30% offset of the F-35.  I don't believe what you are
claiming is true in a globalized world.  Odly enough, we may build F-22s to
counter Eurofighters, while refueling them with EU tankers.