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2006-11-28 Britain

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Posted by Steve White 2006-11-28 00:00|| || Front Page|| [10 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 ..If I were Boeing I'd start dropping hints to the Saudi military attache about really good deals on F-18Es...

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2006-11-28 08:58|| 2006-11-28 08:58|| Front Page Top

#2 Sell 'em the secret of the S.A.G.E.

Posted by Shipman 2006-11-28 12:10|| 2006-11-28 12:10|| Front Page Top

#3 No need for the US to screw the Brits. France will attempt to shoehorn their way in with the Rafale.

Posted by ed 2006-11-28 12:44|| 2006-11-28 12:44|| Front Page Top

#4 I personally wouldn't sell the Saudis the used contents of my cat's litter box, but that's just me. Let the Saudis buy Russian crap and find themselves totally screwed in all future negotiations.

Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot 2006-11-28 14:07|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/] 2006-11-28 14:07|| Front Page Top

#5 Somehow I think that if this deal gets stymied, BAE will be in the hurt locker; remember thay just sunk a bunch of money into EADS, the same EADS that runs Airbus.....

Posted by USN, ret. 2006-11-28 15:57|| 2006-11-28 15:57|| Front Page Top

#6 Let the Saudis buy from the French. They will never know true pain until they see the bill to maintain and operate French aircraft and avionics. I remember a general from the Hellenic Air Force bitterly complaining that it cost Greece more to operate one squadron of Super Entendards than four squadrons of A-7s.

Posted by RWV 2006-11-28 16:51|| 2006-11-28 16:51|| Front Page Top

#7 BAE sold it's 20% stake in Airbus to EADS last month so they can focus on their US defense business.

Posted by Classical_Liberal 2006-11-28 20:16|| 2006-11-28 20:16|| Front Page Top

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