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2009-12-22 -Lurid Crime Tales-

Malaysian zoomies caught selling two F-5E engines

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Posted by gromky 2009-12-22 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 Uh, uh, "ZOOM" the 1970's kid show???

Gut nuthin.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2009-12-22 00:37|| 2009-12-22 00:37|| Front Page Top

#2 Zoomies = slang for air force personnel.

Posted by gromky 2009-12-22 02:41|| 2009-12-22 02:41|| Front Page Top

#3 Another story mentioned it was one engine not two, but seems everywhere its being quoted as RM50 million worth which is a bit high. That amount translates to 14.5 million USD, now an F-5E used to only sell for 2-3 million tops I'm finding it hard to believe the ENGINE is more than 7 times the price of the plane.

Posted by Valentine 2009-12-22 14:34|| 2009-12-22 14:34|| Front Page Top

#4 This trend is on the rise in many not so developed countries. Rogue pays insiders or professional thieves to obtain equipment to tinker with. It is cheaper to do so than development and faster for weapons development.

Lots of this stuff going on. The more rogue states, the more looting and proliferation.

Iran / Venezuela |

Posted by newc 2009-12-22 16:27|| 2009-12-22 16:27|| Front Page Top

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