Posted on 09/01/2009 8:17:06 AM PDT by Strategy
(IsraelNN.com) While the United States is talking up tough sanctions against Iran, it is training United Arab Emirates pilots on F-16 planes in the U.S. for the first time ever, to help the Arab nations prepare for war with Iran.
The American military previously has trained UAE pilots on their own planes for eight years and more recently on U.S. fighter planes other than the F-16.
The pilots, from seven oil-rich UAE kingdoms, are participating in an exercise at an American Air Force base in Nevada after having spent two weeks training at an Arizona base.
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LOL A bunch of ‘muslim’ pilots let loose near Reno and Las Vegas.
Now THAT would be a fun TDY.
Actually, I’ll bet our blue-suiters show them a really good time. AND the zoomies from the UAE will get their BUTTS KICKED by our aggressor forces ;-)
Make some great video for those guys to take back home to the UAE.
http://raytheon.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&item=1188
Raytheon Awarded $246 Million for UAE Patriot
TEWKSBURY, Mass., Feb. 9, 2009 /PRNewswire/ — Raytheon Company has received a $246 million Foreign Military Sales contract for Patriot system spares for the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
The U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command, Redstone Arsenal, Ala., issued the firm fixed price contract that is initially funded at $123 million, which represents the first delivery order awarded under a five-year agreement for Patriot system spares.
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Not exactly sure what all the fuss is really about. The US has long been training “oil-rich Arab” pilots.
The US actually gives money to UAE and Isreal to contract with US defense companies to develop new weapons. The reason is that the US military cannot procure weapons (development) without huge cost over-runs and design defects, too many political factors. Usually end up with fielded crap.
Isreal and UAE will hold the companies feet to the fire, they are unlikely to make much money with those two customers. Then the US buys it off the shelf. The defense companies wont turn down development contracts for items with a future sale value just because it is hard to make a profit on development.
This is BS. No country holds contractors’ feet to the fire
like the US DoD.
I live in Maryland , one of the pigs titties (North VA is the other) and the waste and mispending is unbelievable.
But will they fight?
The UAE, the Saudis, & some of the other Gulf states have been on military equipment buying sprees from the US & Europe. Everything from fighter jets to missile defense systems. They’re afraid of Iran.
Their Air Force is decent, not in our or the Israeli league, but not bad compared to Iran. Lots of flying time, good equipment, vendor reps do their maintenance, but their tactics need works and organization problems due to the culture. The real problem is that they have no army to speak of and can’t defend an airbase or country from hordes of irregulars.
Wall Street Journal: Israel May Attack Iran
Ynet News | August 31, 2009 | Yitzhak Benhorin
Posted on 09/01/2009 2:26:12 AM PDT by Fennie
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2329226/posts
I have said for some time that there is a room somewhere with officers of the US Army, the IDF and the GCC where they are learning trust and planning the certain war with Iran
There might be Iraqi and Jordanian officers there also
recall if you can, the first Iraqi plane shot down during desert storm was credited to a Saudi pilot that had exactly this training
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