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US puts pressure on Brazil to purchase Boeing’s F 18 Super Hornets
United States president Barak Obama has a special interest in the sale of 36 fighter aircraft Brazil has announced it plans to purchase and would consider a “disappointment” if the contract goes to any of its competitors (France or Sweden), said Ellen Tauscher Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security. Read full article
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Disclaimer & comment rulesobama is a good man, but beholden to a system of corrupt lobbies. tauscher is a zionist, need i say more.
Nov 03rd, 2009 - 11:00 am - Link - Report abuse 0there is no guarantee that the us will not impede future resales & support.
The US offered Brazil the F-18 Super Hormet. What is Argentina waiting for? Once they had the elite air force in South America. Do they expect the current fleet to fly forever? I am sure there are competent people in Argentina to fix that. However, this is not the case with the Defense Minister and the President. What are they thinking?
Nov 05th, 2009 - 01:24 am - Link - Report abuse 0What are they thinking? It's not what they are thinking. It's what the Ks are doing. They have to line their own pockets first, then those of their supporters and in the end there is no money left to buy arms...
Nov 05th, 2009 - 04:55 pm - Link - Report abuse 0“What is Argentina waiting for? Once they had the elite air force in South America.”
Nov 06th, 2009 - 05:24 am - Link - Report abuse 0Once? when? 100 year ago? Do you really believe the Kirchners and the majority of the people think about fighter jets (what they know they can't afford) instead of food and pay off it's enormous public and foreign debt? come on..get real. Argentina doesn't have the capabilities to build on their own jets.
It would be great if they buy the Super Hornets with 100% technology transfer and cooperation with Boeing what will boost Embraer, but i'm not sure since the Brazilians prefer the Rafale, what is a great 4.5 generation stealth fighter jet with 100% technology transfer and what will also boost Embraer. The French or Americans are not crazy, with this tactic they pressure Brazil on a nice way to buy their 36 jets ( and later more, close to 100)..they all want to do business and be closer to Brazil. That proves how important and powerful the Brazilians are becoming.
Nov 06th, 2009 - 05:32 am - Link - Report abuse 0Being a military Historian I can say to Nicholas commnets: “What is Argentina waiting for? Once they had the elite air force in South America.”
Nov 07th, 2009 - 02:29 am - Link - Report abuse 0Once? when? 100 year ago?...Not quite 100 years ago, may be 60 or so do a bit of research on it.
As per their capability to built... The know-how is there and the technology transfer including infrastructure is possible, but it requires the correct “political government” to let the experts decide what logistics and strategic development plan is needed. (i.e Lockheed-Martin). I like what Brazil id doing, they are on the right track to become a world power!
Obama cancelled the rest of the Raptors, so maybe Argentina could buy 3 or 4 and rule the skies of South America..
Nov 07th, 2009 - 02:27 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Lol, oh boy..so funny, and you trully believe they can even afford “one” of those jets and trully believe with 3 or 4 of those jets they will rule the skies of South America? Relax and smell the real coffee and I'm sure your mind will be back on earth with having more and hard questions like..Does Argentina have the money for maintenance? So not, should they borrow more from Chavez or from Brazil who lends it with shark interest rates or if you don't pay, I take over your natural recourses (the rest of the world ain't going to lend you a dime)? Do you really believe the US will transfer the technology to the so called Argentine airspace industy (If they have one or think to create one, question again with what money), where they can maintain those jets or produce more? We all know the answer...No. why? they're broke and have other priorities.
Nov 09th, 2009 - 07:19 am - Link - Report abuse 0If Argentina wants to survive, they simply accept that Brazil is taking the lead in the Southern Cone, just move on and get closer to Brazil, because it's happening. Clean up the government, stop wasteful spending and stop with the idiotic economic policies that keeps the nation in the deep red (red ink on the balance sheets) hole and stop fooling yourself. Haven't they learned their lesson from what happened in December 2001? Don't they learn now how the States is also fooling themself and thaty are actually doing the same to themself? I'm sure there are Argentines who think, enough, I just want to have a life and don't need things we cannot afford. So not, they just stay as what is now..a territory for sale for foreigners who are interested.
Argentina was designing jets before Brazil had paved roads, they got sidetracked with all the facist crap....
Nov 09th, 2009 - 11:16 am - Link - Report abuse 0yep, “was”...not anymore. where are they now? nowhere.
Nov 10th, 2009 - 03:48 pm - Link - Report abuse 0second, they 'were“ designing. and? On paper? gee. Never found and stil cannot find one jet made in argentina. Why? Never happened than only on paper..oh and some test machines. They never had an industry what Brazil now haves and never will.
Third, today, they are ”way” behind Brazil, and I bet for one dollar that they won't even be close to them, ever. They are just not capable and they are loosing talent. Does it matter? no..nobody cares about Argentina. As I typed before, it's a land for sale for foreigners who are only interested, but i forgot to type in their natural recourses.
I just hope the sale can be blocked by the US congress, Lula and his buddy Chavez don´t need jets that the US Navy will just have to shoot down one day.
Nov 10th, 2009 - 10:46 pm - Link - Report abuse 0IAe.27 Pulqui I
Nov 10th, 2009 - 11:34 pm - Link - Report abuse 0The first ever Latin-American fighter jet was designed by famous French aircraft designer Émile Dewoitine in 1946, flying in 1947. Although it used the new jet technology, it was otherwise much like a 1939 piston engine fighter in key respects, such as the straight wing, rounded tail and basic cockpit. The design was a failure; underpowered and unremarkable in performance, it was also difficult to maintain and operate.
The Pulqui II was better..
Nov 10th, 2009 - 11:36 pm - Link - Report abuse 0But Peron switched his attention to building nukes...
Poor Peron, I'm sure he ain't crying for argentina but for himself how he screwed up. Anyway, Argentines need to move on.
Nov 11th, 2009 - 07:57 am - Link - Report abuse 0“I just hope the sale can be blocked by the US congress, Lula and his buddy Chavez don´t need jets that the US Navy will just have to shoot down one day. ”
Travis, where do you get your news from? Disney channel? The GOP and DEMS are lobbying hard to sell those jets to Brazil. Why? They want to be much closer to Brazil. They don't care about Lula, he's just temporary besides, they have excellent contact with him. Even if Brazil pick for the rafale, they will stay close friends then ever. Why? The US needs Brazil if they have to stop Chavez, thought i doubt that will ever happen, because Idiot Chavez is destroying himself.
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