From: Jeff Shultz 

On Fri, 28 Jan 2005 22:28:03 -0500, Tony Ingenoso wrote:

> Out effing landish waste of money...
>
>
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050129/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/presid
ential_helicopters_14
>
>
> WASHINGTON - A new fleet of presidential helicopters will be built by
> Lockheed Martin and its international partners, the Navy announced Friday,
> ending a fierce competition that had both political and international
> implications.
>
> Saying the president "needs a more survivable helicopter while the nation
> engages in the global war on terrorism," John Young, assistant secretary
> of the Navy for research, development and acquisition, said Lockheed met
> all of the security and technology requirements at the best price.
>
> The $6.1 billion program to buy 23 high-tech, high-security aircraft is
> emblematic of the outsourcing of American jobs and the question of how
> open the U.S. military market is to foreign contractors. ...
> ...
> ...

Did anyone notice that the current choppers that the president flys from
the White House are from the 1960's? Even the Coast Guard phased them out
years ago (replaced them with HH65 Dolphins - a French design, btw).

Has Sikorsky even built a 'Fathawk' er 'Superhawk' yet? That's another
advantage the EH101/US101 has - it's flying, and has been for a few years
now.

As for outsourcing, I see that this was missed in the copy 'n paste:

" But New York lawmakers hailed the decision, which will bring a new
manufacturing plant to Owego, N.Y., and as many as 750 new jobs. And Sen.
Charles Schumer (news, bio, voting record), D-N.Y. said it was a testament
to Lockheed's business leadership."

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