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2016-01-16 Afghanistan

US Delivers 4 Super Tucano Attack Aircrafts to Afghan Forces

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Posted by Fred 2016-01-16 00:00|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top
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#1 The U.S. government spent $486 million to buy and refurbish 20 older C-27A airplanes from Alenia, a unit of Italia's Finmeccanica SpA, but later canceled the program because a lack of spare parts was severely limiting their availability for military use.

C27 supply depot

Another L-3 scam..."By 2013, newly built C-27Js were being sent directly to the Davis–Monthan Air Force Base boneyard."

Posted by Skidmark 2016-01-16 07:05|| 2016-01-16 07:05|| Front Page Top

#2 ...Between defecting pilots and inshallah maintenance, I give 'em an effective service life of six months.

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2016-01-16 12:12|| 2016-01-16 12:12|| Front Page Top

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