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maus92
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 Posted: Apr 17, 2012 - 01:32 AM
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"Naval Air Systems Command has done a structural analysis of the Harriers’ airframes and concluded that the jets will be good, with plenty of maintenance, to fly through 2030, said Rear Adm. Donald Gaddis, the Navy’s program executive officer for tactical aviation during the Navy League’s annual Sea, Air, Space conference in National Harbor, Md."
Read more: http://defensetech.org/2012/04/16/usmcs ... z1sFU4DQqm
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count_to_10
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Posted: Apr 18, 2012 - 12:16 AM
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| Structurally sound, but obsolete. Maybe they can sell them to someone who can't afford the F-35B. |
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Posted: Apr 18, 2012 - 02:56 AM
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Posted: Apr 18, 2012 - 03:41 AM
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count_to_10 wrote:
Structurally sound, but obsolete. Maybe they can sell them to someone who can't afford the F-35B.
Still useful as Libya has shown. It will be a while before enough Bs become available. |
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huggy
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Posted: May 18, 2012 - 06:19 AM
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count_to_10 wrote:
Maybe they can sell them to someone who can't afford the F-35B.
Like the US? |
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