Supafly
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Wow, this is some epic mess. What the hell went wrong there???
Let's see if someone will get the boot for this...
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US Air Force Fuck-Up
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Full Article on Seattle Times
Wow, this is some epic mess. What the hell went wrong there???
Let's see if someone will get the boot for this...
vodkazvictim
Why save the world, when you can rule it?
This may not be all that bad; it could make the companies more competitive and save the us taxpayer some much needed green to give to big business in tax cuts.
More details of the project: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KC-X
Wanna know the weirder part about this story?
http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/gene...e=KC-X Bidder Dialogue Begins Despite Protest
Click it.
The U.S. Air Force has begun the formal process through which the service communicates with KC-X bidders about their proposals in preparation for picking a winner, according to officials familiar with the process.
This signals that the service is proceeding with its KC-135 replacement source selection despite the protest launched last week by would-be bidder U.S. Aerospace, which teamed with Ukrainian state-owned Antonov to pitch a modified An-70 tanker. U.S. Aerospace claims in its Aug. 2 protest that Air Force personnel deliberately delayed a messenger carrying the proposal at the security gate at Wright-Patterson AFB on July 9. As a result, the Air Force stamped the proposal as being received five minutes after the due date, and disqualified the company from bidding (Aerospace DAILY, Aug. 5).
The “evaluation notice” (EN) process with Boeing and EADS began Aug. 11, according to these officials. Through these ENs, the Air Force will conduct formal communications with the companies about their bids. This is a very structured procedure in which queries are asked and answered in writing through designated personnel; conversations with bidders at this point are kept to a minimum to avoid any unintentional bias for or against either entrant. Following this course will be key for the Air Force to avoid the overturning of the source selection if the losing bidder launches a protest.
The Pentagon plans to announce a winner around Nov. 12 for the competition to build 172 tankers, work estimated to be worth about $35 billion. This schedule would change if the Government Accountability Office upholds U.S. Aerospace’s protest, which is to be ruled upon by Nov. 10.
Boeing is proposing a 767-based tanker, while EADS is offering its A330-200-based model.
That's right folks, the country which bought you the 20 years in the making f22 with it's outdated processor, 100 hours of maintenance for every flight hour skin, stealth level of an already shot down by the brigade commander of HALF a 3rd world F117 which CRUCIALLY cannot force disperse to motorways/roads has gotten itself all into line by stamping on defense contracts which are submitted 5 minutes late (even when they're not!).
More details of the project: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KC-X
Wanna know the weirder part about this story?
http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/gene...e=KC-X Bidder Dialogue Begins Despite Protest
Click it.
The U.S. Air Force has begun the formal process through which the service communicates with KC-X bidders about their proposals in preparation for picking a winner, according to officials familiar with the process.
This signals that the service is proceeding with its KC-135 replacement source selection despite the protest launched last week by would-be bidder U.S. Aerospace, which teamed with Ukrainian state-owned Antonov to pitch a modified An-70 tanker. U.S. Aerospace claims in its Aug. 2 protest that Air Force personnel deliberately delayed a messenger carrying the proposal at the security gate at Wright-Patterson AFB on July 9. As a result, the Air Force stamped the proposal as being received five minutes after the due date, and disqualified the company from bidding (Aerospace DAILY, Aug. 5).
The “evaluation notice” (EN) process with Boeing and EADS began Aug. 11, according to these officials. Through these ENs, the Air Force will conduct formal communications with the companies about their bids. This is a very structured procedure in which queries are asked and answered in writing through designated personnel; conversations with bidders at this point are kept to a minimum to avoid any unintentional bias for or against either entrant. Following this course will be key for the Air Force to avoid the overturning of the source selection if the losing bidder launches a protest.
The Pentagon plans to announce a winner around Nov. 12 for the competition to build 172 tankers, work estimated to be worth about $35 billion. This schedule would change if the Government Accountability Office upholds U.S. Aerospace’s protest, which is to be ruled upon by Nov. 10.
Boeing is proposing a 767-based tanker, while EADS is offering its A330-200-based model.
That's right folks, the country which bought you the 20 years in the making f22 with it's outdated processor, 100 hours of maintenance for every flight hour skin, stealth level of an already shot down by the brigade commander of HALF a 3rd world F117 which CRUCIALLY cannot force disperse to motorways/roads has gotten itself all into line by stamping on defense contracts which are submitted 5 minutes late (even when they're not!).
Fuckin Obama is in charge! He has no clue how to run foreign policy!
vodkazvictim
Why save the world, when you can rule it?
:wtf: What am I missing here that I see little connection between american choice of tanker and foreign policy? Explain to me please.
roronoa3000
Banned
Forgive him. Right wing nuts have taken a pledge to insult Obama publicly at least once a day, even if for no logical reason.
Lol.
