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2006-04-29 Science & Technology

Bush Approves Takeover of Military Plants by Dubai

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Posted by Gloluling Chease5658 2006-04-29 05:22|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Words fail.

Posted by gromgoru 2006-04-29 11:04|| 2006-04-29 11:04|| Front Page Top

#2 Stuck on stupid.

Posted by DMFD 2006-04-29 13:37|| 2006-04-29 13:37|| Front Page Top

#3 Dubai International Capital LLC wants to buy British-based Doncasters Group Ltd.,

So they are buying a Brittish company that makes parts for our tanks and strike fighter. Not a really big deal here, I'm sure we have enough operational stocks in the event Dubai gets stupid and we have to take it back.

Posted by 49 Pan">49 Pan 2006-04-29 17:10|| 2006-04-29 17:10|| Front Page Top

#4 More like this article is stuck on stupid. These guys are going above board on what Doncasters group really does, namely manufacture superalloys and a lot of precision parts on jet turbines (Rolls Royce, GE and Pratt-Whitney), and the major thing they're involved in for the F-35 program is as a subcontractor for the engine parts. They are not involved at the blueprint or systems design level in the F-35. They are involved in the engine parts for the PW engine. If they had said BAE systems were to be acquired on the other hand I'd be getting the heebie jeebies. You really want to know why Dubai wants the Doncasters group? Its because they'll be responsible for major subcontract work on engine parts for the A380 of and the Rolls Royce variants of any 787s and 777s their national airline will fly (of which they have orders for something like 43 A380s alone). THAT is where the money is for them.

Posted by Valentine 2006-04-29 17:15|| 2006-04-29 17:15|| Front Page Top

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