Sikorsky no longer making the presidential helicopter
 

[quote:adbee]About two thirds of the Lockheed Martin helicopter would be built in the United States, and a third in Britain and Italy, the officials said.[/quote:adbee]

with all this terrorist stuff going on, dont you think it would be best to build all of the helicopters in the United States?
especially if its for the president

[quote:adbee]"Sikorsky and our All-American supplier team are disappointed with this outcome," said Stephen Finger, the company's president. "We're honored to have flown US presidents for nearly half a century and believe we put forward an exceptionally strong proposal to continue this tradition."[/quote:adbee]
why change teams if things are going allright as they are, plus they have been making the helicopters for the presidents for half a century.

[url:adbee]http://uk.biz.yahoo.com/050128/323/fbbua.html[/url:adbee]

To destroy the middle class of America, all manufacturing must be moved off shore. This is what the Bush family is about.

hellfire:

I personally feel all American military equipment should be made in the USA. I just don't like the idea of the "other guys" making our stuff. Though I doubt Bush is doing this to destroy the American middle class family. oOo:

[quote="Duke_of_Ray":2ab5e]I personally feel all American military equipment should be made in the USA. I just don't like the idea of the "other guys" making our stuff.[/quote:2ab5e]

Agreed. All military-equipment should be produced in the United States.

One of you might know this, but does equipment made outside of the United States first get shipped here [for inventory-type procedures], or does it get shipped straight to the "front" [any "front" there might be]? oOo:

My point about that question is: If there is a war, or battles to be fought [most likely not to be in the Americas], then the equipment is to be shipped to the war faster, right?

thats just wrong. There talking on average(with research, developement, production, etc.) about roughly $260,800,000 per helicopter. I think someone royally screwed this up. And if Sikorsky looses the airforce contract then they will have to rely solely on their private buiusness, leisure industry sales. Way to totally screw over a company.

He needs a fleet of 23 helicopters?! oOo:

[quote="Mr.Buttocks":6fbe2]He needs a fleet of 23 helicopters?! oOo:[/quote:6fbe2] nag:

[quote="Mr.Buttocks":4ae53]He needs a fleet of 23 helicopters?! oOo:[/quote:4ae53]I'm assuming it'll be for all high ranking officials that he's close to...But you never know.. eek:

[quote="Duke_of_Ray":fdc1e]I personally feel all American military equipment should be made in the USA. I just don't like the idea of the "other guys" making our stuff. Though I doubt Bush is doing this to destroy the American middle class family. oOo:[/quote:fdc1e]

Why do that when we can build em for cheap labor! annoy:

heres a partial list of the countries that will be working on the poject

Lockheed Martin Systems Integration, Owego, N.Y., is being awarded a cost-plus-award-fee contract with a total estimated value of $1,788,697,873 for the system development and demonstration of the Presidential helicopter replacement (VXX). The SDD phase will consist of engineering design and integration activities for the various communications, navigation, and mission systems required for the Presidential Helicopter support mission. It also includes a comprehensive test and evaluation program, as well as production of the five aircraft that will introduce the initial operational capability in fiscal year 2009. Work will be performed in Owego, N.Y. (31 percent); Amarillo, Texas (27 percent); Yeovil, United Kingdom (21 percent); Agusta, Cascina Costa, Italy (15 percent); Lynn, Mass (3 percent); Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif. (1 percent); Grand Rapids, Mich. (1 percent); and Denton, Texas (1 percent), and is expected to be completed in September 2011. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured by a request for proposals; two firms were solicited and two offers were received. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity (N00019-05-C-0030).

from http://www.defenselink.mil/contracts/20 ... 50128.html

[quote=Paintballr]Why do that when we can build em for cheap labor! annoy:[/quote:e4440]

Well he may want to knock you out of a job, but not me becuase I voted for him, and I am military. biggrin:

beer: