The Future of the F-35 Italy cuts back

[MIGMaster]

And why stop posting on the whole fiasco now:

http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2012/04/18/pol-f35-costs-commons-committee.html

[MIGMaster]

And now there's a strike !

Lockheed Martin has told IHS Jane's it expects no short-term affect on its production schedule for the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter after thousands of employees went on strike at its factory in Fort Worth, Texas.

About 3,600 members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) union went on strike after midnight on 23 April following rejection of Lockheed Martin's new contract benefit proposals, said the company.

The employees work primarily on production of F-35 and F-16 aircraft at the site, which employs 14,000 people in total.

[mirth]

And why stop posting on the whole fiasco now:

http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2012/04/18/pol-f35-costs-commons-committee.html

From the above:

Defence Minister Peter MacKay insisted the $10-billion cost estimate discrepancy was simply a matter of accounting "differences"

Gotta love those 10 billion dollar "accounting differences".

[Windigo]

The bastards are privatizing my beloved National Parks... they gotta go!!!!!!!!!!

[MIGMaster]

Here's the deal Windy, why don't we converge on Quebec, send everybody there to Cuba - where there's free education and an already corrupt adminsistration (they won't notice the difference) - and then turn it into a nice federal wilderness park. I'll even throw in some Atlantic Canadian wolves to sweeten the pot!

[MIGMaster]

The Supersonic Albatross

http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2012/04/26/the_jet_that_ate_the_pentagon?page=0,0

[mirth]

The way things are going with this program, we're going to need those Spitfires from Burma.

[Windigo]

The way things are going with this program, we're going to need those Spitfires from Burma.

the coolness factor alone would keep our enemies at bay

[MIGMaster]

http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/inside-politics-blog/2012/05/orders-of-the-day---the-league-of-extraordinary-f-35-deputy-ministers-returns-to-public-accounts.html

[Centurion40]

Here's the deal Windy, why don't we converge on Quebec, send everybody there to Cuba - where there's free education and an already corrupt adminsistration (they won't notice the difference) - and then turn it into a nice federal wilderness park. I'll even throw in some Atlantic Canadian wolves to sweeten the pot!

Why should THEY get the sunshine, rum and palm trees??!!  Why not send the all of the Cubans to Quebec and we'll move the Atlantic Canadians to Cuba and let them deal with the wolves and the snow!  We'll get the sunshine and we'll build a bridge to Florida, build casinos, decriminalize marijuana and live large off of the tourist $$$!!!  :D

[Windigo]

Here's the deal Windy, why don't we converge on Quebec, send everybody there to Cuba - where there's free education and an already corrupt adminsistration (they won't notice the difference) - and then turn it into a nice federal wilderness park. I'll even throw in some Atlantic Canadian wolves to sweeten the pot!

Why should THEY get the sunshine, rum and palm trees??!!  Why not send the all of the Cubans to Quebec and we'll move the Atlantic Canadians to Cuba and let them deal with the wolves and the snow!  We'll get the sunshine and we'll build a bridge to Florida, build casinos, decriminalize marijuana and live large off of the tourist $$$!!!  :D

draw up the plans....

[Centurion40]

Aye, aye, Cap'n.

[Windigo]

Aye, aye, Cap'n.

A navy Captain is what rank equivelancy in the LANDFOR?

[LongBlade]

Aye, aye, Cap'n.

A navy Captain is what rank equivelancy in the LANDFOR?

Colonel. Unless you're in the south, then Colonel is a rank of generic respect. As in Sanders.

[Windigo]

Aye, aye, Cap'n.

A navy Captain is what rank equivelancy in the LANDFOR?

Colonel. Unless you're in the south, then Colonel is a rank of generic respect. As in Sanders.

nice.... but I am afraid I am off chicken for a while... till I figure out whats going on