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Boeing finds out new president won’t just pay whatever defense contractors want
Canada Free Press ^ | 12/07/17 | Dan Calabrese

Posted on 12/07/2016 9:15:49 AM PST by Sean_Anthony

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To: Alberta's Child

General Dynamics was the contractor for the F16, I believe.


41 posted on 12/07/2016 12:46:41 PM PST by AFreeBird (BEST. ELECTION. EVER!)
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Gonna be some very surprised "lowest bidders" when they find out they have gotten into a contract that expects them to do what they say they will do for the price they claimed it could be done.

Have you seen how much cash Boeing has blown through with the KC-46? They signed a firm fixed price contract and to date has had to eat over $1.25 billion in cost overruns.

42 posted on 12/07/2016 1:10:49 PM PST by Yo-Yo ( Is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
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To: Sean_Anthony

Double charging is noting new for defense contractors.

That worthless USS Zimwalt is nearly $4 Billion and congress wants 30+ of the stupid things. $800 K for 1 shell, $2 B to fully arm. Got stuck on maiden voyage and had to be towed back to Bath.

http://www.fi-aeroweb.com/Defense/DDG-1000-Zumwalt-Destroyer.html

FUBAR!


43 posted on 12/07/2016 4:11:30 PM PST by GailA (Ret. SCPO wife: Merry CHRISTmas, Happy Birthday JESUS CHRIST, suck it up buttercup you lost)
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Have you seen how much cash Boeing has blown through with the KC-46? They signed a firm fixed price contract and to date has had to eat over $1.25 billion in cost overruns.

I've seen a piece that says Trump obviously doesn't know how much it costs to build a car or an airplane - it seems that Boeing doesn't know either....makes a farce of the bidding process in general.

44 posted on 12/08/2016 2:53:22 AM PST by trebb (Where in the the hell has my country gone?)
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