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Lockheed begins construction of US presidential choppers in India
The Economic Times ^ | Tuesday, October 20, 2015 | IANS

Posted on 10/20/2015 8:39:53 PM PDT by Jyotishi

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To: AnotherUnixGeek

It was happily an oriental bent to be studious. When quality control methodologies came to Japan, to Korea, even to China, they said Ah this makes sense thank you Father Deming.

India — jury’s out on this one still.


21 posted on 10/21/2015 1:58:01 AM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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To: 1rudeboy
You tax me 0%, and I tax you 0%. Some nightmare.

We'll ship all of our jobs to you so our rich big businesses can get richer and we'll get nothing in return and dupe the people by calling it fair free trade...Yah, big nightmare...

22 posted on 10/21/2015 2:22:33 AM PDT by Iscool (Izlam and radical Izlam are different the same way a wolf and a wolf in sheeps clothing are differen)
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To: HiTech RedNeck

Yes. Funny how practically no one speaks of tariffs as a revenue-generating device. Nowadays, they’re about “saving jobs.” Not what the Founders intended at all.


23 posted on 10/21/2015 2:34:17 AM PDT by 1rudeboy
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To: Jyotishi
Why isn't a Blackhawk from US Army stock not good enough?

It's only going to be used to ferry him to and from the airport. It's not like WWIII is going to be fought from it.

Another waste of money on extravagant Presidential trappings.

24 posted on 10/21/2015 2:37:47 AM PDT by hattend (Firearms and ammunition...the only growing industries under the Obama regime.)
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To: Jyotishi

IIRC The contract was originally awarded to a consortium that included Bell or Boeing working with an Italian company (Augusta?).

That award was eventually cancelled,in part, due to criticism that the VIP helicopter was being manufactured overseas.

Someone please help me fill in the blanks here.


25 posted on 10/21/2015 2:43:58 AM PDT by NY.SS-Bar9 (Those that vote for a living outnumber those that work for one.)
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To: NY.SS-Bar9

AugustaWestland (sp?) and Lockheed had the 1st contract. airframe was by Augusta and assembly and electronics by Lockheed. Owego, NY.


26 posted on 10/21/2015 2:52:14 AM PDT by superfries
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To: Jyotishi

Ok...Can we make Jaguars here and they can make the choppers...I Have to say I love fast swoopy throaty cars as much as I love the smell of hydraulic fluid and the slumber inducing whomp whomp of a helicopter.


27 posted on 10/21/2015 3:13:47 AM PDT by momincombatboots (Back to West by G-d Virginia.)
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To: hattend

Exactly!

And as broke as this country has become thanks to lobbyists and corrupt politicians, as far as my one hundred millionth share (taxpaying adults) is concerned, this President and future Presidents can take a cab to the airport.

The fact that they are ordering 23 of them is the best “poster child” moment there is regarding what is wrong with this country’s government.


28 posted on 10/21/2015 7:05:55 AM PDT by Cen-Tejas (it's the debt bomb stupid)
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To: Pining_4_TX

SR-71 = junk
U-2 = junk
F117A = junk
F-22 = junk
F-16 = junk (ok, GD designed it, but LM still builds ‘em)
C-141 = junk
C-130 = junk
C-5 = junk (GE engines were a nightmare to work, but overall...)

yeah, I can see where one would get the idea that Lockheed only supplies “overpriced junk” for decades...


29 posted on 10/21/2015 7:11:42 AM PDT by SZonian (Throwing our allegiances to political parties in the long run gave away our liberty.)
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To: HiTech RedNeck

It was and can still be done in the U.S. but the manufacturing has been shipped elsewhere for corporate budgetary reasons. Hope the quality is the same but I wouldn’t necessarily bet on that in the long run.

It ought to still be done here, just like the sensitive defense systems that have been sent out for overseas manufacture.


30 posted on 10/21/2015 8:16:15 AM PDT by RJS1950 (The democrats are the "enemies foreign and domestic" cited in the federal oath)
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To: NY.SS-Bar9

More information:

http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/aircraft/vh-71.htm

http://gizmodo.com/the-13-billion-presidential-helicopters-we-scrapped-an-978480541


31 posted on 10/21/2015 8:59:26 AM PDT by Garvin (Scratch a liberal, get a fascist)
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To: Cen-Tejas

That’s how many the original program were slated for. 23 VH-92s will also replace the other types of HMX-1 (H-53/H-60) support aircraft.


32 posted on 10/21/2015 9:04:06 AM PDT by Garvin (Scratch a liberal, get a fascist)
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To: Garvin

When I am President, I’m flying commercial (1st class of course!)

Our President isn’t a monarch that deserves such a ride.


33 posted on 10/21/2015 4:42:52 PM PDT by NY.SS-Bar9 (Those that vote for a living outnumber those that work for one.)
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To: Oztrich Boy

Well, they pretty much sound alike on the phone... but it’s the Hindus that are responsible for Zero as in 0123...


34 posted on 10/21/2015 10:30:35 PM PDT by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: SZonian

And there is a politician willing to defend every one of these boondoggles. The procurement system is a mess. It has been completely politicized.


35 posted on 10/22/2015 9:34:42 AM PDT by Pining_4_TX (All those who were appointed to eternal life believed. Acts 13:48)
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To: Pining_4_TX

Thanks for confirming what I suspected.

Have a nice day.


36 posted on 10/22/2015 9:54:57 AM PDT by SZonian (Throwing our allegiances to political parties in the long run gave away our liberty.)
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