USAF cancels Super Tucano

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dragon53
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USAF cancels Super Tucano

Post by dragon53 » Wed Feb 29, 2012 7:17 am

Link: http://defensetech.org/2012/02/28/air-f ... -contract/
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Re: USAF cancels Super Tucano

Post by PanzerArm » Wed Feb 29, 2012 8:01 am

Good riddance. A waste of money for an aircraft not really needed. We have CAS covered and we sure as hell don't need to give planes to other countries. There was a lot of controversy over this contract anyway, so good thing we didn't shell out big buck before we realized it was a mistake.

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Re: USAF cancels Super Tucano

Post by ketelone » Wed Feb 29, 2012 3:44 pm

Agreed. The original purchase was more than likely a political deal. Please recall the President's recent trip to Brazil...
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Re: USAF cancels Super Tucano

Post by 456THBG » Wed Feb 29, 2012 4:32 pm

Let me see...$335,000,000/20 = $17,750,000 per aircraft? For a single engine turboprop?

Wonder how many "drones" you could put into service for that kind of money?
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