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The US Navy’s new autonomous refueling drone takes historic first flight
An $805 million contract awarded to Boeing last August covers the design, development, fabrication, test and delivery of four Stingray aircraft, a program the service expects will cost about $13 billion overall for 72 aircraft, said Navy acquisition boss James Geurts.
Is that a typo? $13B for 72 aircraft?
Isn't this supposed to be a non stealth tanker ?

 

[Jura The idiot]

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The US Navy’s new autonomous refueling drone takes historic first flight
An $805 million contract awarded to Boeing last August covers the design, development, fabrication, test and delivery of four Stingray aircraft, a program the service expects will cost about $13 billion overall for 72 aircraft, said Navy acquisition boss James Geurts.
Is that a typo? $13B for 72 aircraft?
Isn't this supposed to be a non stealth tanker ?

Aug 9, 2019

incredibly (

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"The estimated price tag for the MQ-25 Stingray refueling drone dropped from $15.2 billion to $13.1 billion “due primarily to a revised estimate to align to the fixed price contract awarded [to Boeing] on August 30, 2018” and revised cost estimates."

Anything’s Possible

 

[Jura The idiot]

quote of the day comes from inside of

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Of course, the fact we are talking about the president of the United States may complicate any legal case any prosecutor might try to bring, especially since the situation is unprecedented and involves national security.

 

[Bhurki]

Aug 9, 2019

I meant its a LOT.
$180M for a 35k lb class aircraft with highly shared components( reduced dev cost) with no requirements of stealth or combat flight envelope.
You'd think the dev cost are covered in $800M contract to manufacture 4 prototypes, so $13B is just for procurement.
F35 costs about $100M.?!?

 

[Jura The idiot]

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F35 costs about $100M.?!?

that's what the LockMart PR Dept wants fanbois to repeat, and in the meantime the F-35 cost is salami sliced
May 30, 2017

... I checked myself what I found in Internet ... well it doesn't seem to make sense but:

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says 'Lot IX' $698032385

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says 'Lot IX' $60000000

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says spares for Lot 9 $237765479

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says nonrecurring items for 'Lot IX' for $431322997

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several items for Lot 9 $430878490

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something for 'Lot IX' for $120555991

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says 'Lot IX' $ for $5370955495

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several items for Lot 9 $181765203

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says Lot 9 $743169377

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this one is particularly funny: "... to provide additional funding for affordability-based cost reduction initiatives in support of low-rate initial production Lot 9 F-35 ..." $137834819

LOL I skipped several contracts below $100m but still:
698032385+60000000+237765479+431322997+430878490+120555991+5370955495+181765203+743169377+137834819 = 8,412,280,236
(of course they said 'a $6.1 billion deal'
Lockheed ‘Disappointed’ by Pentagon’s Latest F-35 Contract November 2, 2016

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8412280236/57 is almost 148m ... for one of Lot 9 without an engine and so called LOT 9 AIRFRAME UPGRADE AND RETROFIT CONTRACTS
... apparently also documented in the mind-boggling link
Unit Cost of F-35s Delivered This Year Still Exceeds $206M

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(at that time
6100/(43+13+2) = about 105
deal was announced EDIT of course I refer to Lot 9)


real world price toward
Sep 11, 2019

wow
6500/32 = 203.125
Poland cleared to buy F-35 fleet

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[Jura The idiot]

inside

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The New York Times published information that could help reveal the whistleblower’s identity. The piece drew

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from the Times’ editor, and this from the whistleblower’s lawyer: “Any decision to report any perceived identifying information of the whistle-blower is deeply concerning and reckless, as it can place the individual in harm’s way,” said Andrew Bakaj, his lead counsel,

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the Times.

personally I'm curious who the rat is

 

[Air Force Brat]

only now I've read the delation and its text is kind of cool
(LOL just a signature is missing)

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My friend, aren't you the one who always catches the "vapors' when someone posts something "political"? yet here you post an extremely provocative, obviously political hit piece designed to undermine our current Presidential administration!

I'd suggest here that you are being hypocritical. In fact you seem to "specialize" in any kind of one sided garbage that cast the US, our allies, or our equipment/operation in a bad light??

While I have no problem with honest political commentary? with the emphasis on "honest", even you must realize this is politicall propaganda against our President and his administration?

 

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The New York Times published information that could help reveal the whistleblower’s identity. The piece drew

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, an

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from the Times’ editor, and this from the whistleblower’s lawyer: “Any decision to report any perceived identifying information of the whistle-blower is deeply concerning and reckless, as it can place the individual in harm’s way,” said Andrew Bakaj, his lead counsel,

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the Times.

personally I'm curious who the rat is

Yes heshe is RAT, who wished maximize the damage to our current foreign policy, while "hiding behind" the "whistle blower" law. He/she is a RAT, but he is no whistle blower, just another low level "political hack!

The President himself ordered the full release of his conversation with the President of the Ukraine.

So yes, this individual should be exposed as the fraud he/she is.....

 

[Jura The idiot]

My friend, aren't you the one who always catches the "vapors' when someone posts something "political"? yet here you post an extremely provocative, obviously political hit piece designed to undermine our current Presidential administration!

I'd suggest here that you are being hypocritical. In fact you seem to "specialize" in any kind of one sided garbage that cast the US, our allies, or our equipment/operation in a bad light??

While I have no problem with honest political commentary? with the emphasis on "honest", even you must realize this is politicall propaganda against our President and his administration?

Brother are you actually saying the impeachment of the Commander in Chief is off topic of
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[Jura The idiot]

Yes heshe is RAT, who wished maximize the damage to our current foreign policy, while "hiding behind" the "whistle blower" law. He/she is a RAT, but he is no whistle blower, just another low level "political hack!

The President himself ordered the full release of his conversation with the President of the Ukraine.

So yes, this individual should be exposed as the fraud he/she is.....

in fact I don't care about Trump's games related to Bidens (whom he mentioned by a total coincidence hahaha during his first ever phone call with the Ukrainian),

but I care about purported White House interference with the Pentagon's military aid for Ukraine

(repeat: the Pentagon's funds (appropriated by the Congress), not White House's funds or Trump's funds!)

and I think the Inspector General should look into this!

US Military is not a private army or the White House army