Comments on: The One Trillion Dollar Fighter Program http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/business/f-35-one-trillion-dollar-fighter-program/10967 for environmentalists who don't take themselves too seriously Fri, 27 Nov 2009 14:41:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Tom Woad http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/business/f-35-one-trillion-dollar-fighter-program/10967/comment-page-1#comment-259624 Tom Woad Fri, 28 Aug 2009 17:32:30 +0000 http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/?p=10967#comment-259624 "F–35 on runway at night Photo – irandefense.net" I don't think so. That looks more like an F-16 to me. "Production of the F-117 will be halted at 187 aircraft." I suspect you meant the F-22. The F-117 was retired in 2008, with 64 aircraft built (source: Wikipedia). “F–35 on runway at night
Photo – irandefense.net”

I don’t think so. That looks more like an F-16 to me.

“Production of the F-117 will be halted at 187 aircraft.”

I suspect you meant the F-22. The F-117 was retired in 2008, with 64 aircraft built (source: Wikipedia).

]]> By: Sumar http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/business/f-35-one-trillion-dollar-fighter-program/10967/comment-page-1#comment-259494 Sumar Fri, 28 Aug 2009 07:20:43 +0000 http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/?p=10967#comment-259494 I love how the Yak-141 is not mentioned "Yakovlev announced that they had reached an agreement with Lockheed-Martin for funds of $385 to $400 million for three new prototypes and an additional static test aircraft to test improvements in design and avionics." "For specialized development of the F-35B STOVL variant, Lockheed consulted with the Yakovlev Design Bureau, purchasing design data from their development of the Yakovlev Yak-141 "Freestyle"." http://www.janes.com/defence/air_forces/news/jawa/jawa010103_1_n.shtml http://www.aeroflight.co.uk/types/russia/yakovlev/yak-41/yak-41.htm Yeah, the only think on the F35 that isn't a copy is the avionics (which any developed country can design on their own) How the hell does a copy end up costing a trillion dollars? Someone here is padding their pockets I love how the Yak-141 is not mentioned

“Yakovlev announced that they had reached an agreement with Lockheed-Martin for funds of $385 to $400 million for three new prototypes and an additional static test aircraft to test improvements in design and avionics.”

“For specialized development of the F-35B STOVL variant, Lockheed consulted with the Yakovlev Design Bureau, purchasing design data from their development of the Yakovlev Yak-141 “Freestyle”.”

http://www.janes.com/defence/air_forces/news/jawa/jawa010103_1_n.shtml
http://www.aeroflight.co.uk/types/russia/yakovlev/yak-41/yak-41.htm

Yeah, the only think on the F35 that isn’t a copy is the avionics (which any developed country can design on their own)
How the hell does a copy end up costing a trillion dollars?

Someone here is padding their pockets

]]> By: Bennett (author) http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/business/f-35-one-trillion-dollar-fighter-program/10967/comment-page-1#comment-248091 Bennett (author) Sat, 18 Jul 2009 17:06:25 +0000 http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/?p=10967#comment-248091 July 02, 2009- Lockheed has been awarded a $441M Contract Modification for F-35 Low Rate Initial Production for USAF (7), Netherlands (1), aircraft systems maintenance trainer (2), weapons loaded trainer (1) plus ancillary projects such as mission simulators (2) and avionics test stations (16). Production funds for F-35BVTOL USMC (7) and UK RAF (2) are also included. See: http://www.defenselink.mil/contracts/contract.aspx?contractid=4063 July 02, 2009-
Lockheed has been awarded a $441M Contract Modification for F-35 Low Rate Initial Production for USAF (7), Netherlands (1), aircraft systems maintenance trainer (2), weapons loaded trainer (1) plus ancillary projects such as mission simulators (2) and avionics test stations (16). Production funds for F-35BVTOL USMC (7) and UK RAF (2) are also included.
See: http://www.defenselink.mil/contracts/contract.aspx?contractid=4063

]]> By: zoran kralev http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/business/f-35-one-trillion-dollar-fighter-program/10967/comment-page-1#comment-224257 zoran kralev Thu, 14 May 2009 18:38:37 +0000 http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/?p=10967#comment-224257 halo halo halo halo........... halo halo halo halo………..

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