Taxpayers Fund Broken Planes from Lockheed Martin

The Air Force is about to give Lockheed Martin $24 million to fix a major issue in Lockheed's F-22 Raptors. The Young Turks host Cenk Uygur on why this is absurd.

http://www.salon.com/2011/10/27/air_force_gives_lockheed_martin_millions_to_f...

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[gekapat]

I used to work on Apache Helicopters in the Army... They would send us broken parts all the time, charge us for it, then charge us again when they sent us a new part... Which sometimes was broken and the process repeated... Eisenhower is rolling in his grave

[4390100]

There are over 100 of these planes delivered. That is one heck of an expensive plane, maybe they should sell one or two of them to pay for our Social Security that we already paid for and they spent, then they could sell one or two more to pay for the old folks medicare. While they are at it, stop dropping bombs on everybody and their brother, bring the troops home and we could really cut that deficit and still defend ourselves. Oh, cannot do that, the arms producers might go broke, unbelievable

[Iwanakillxx]

@Helge129 your a retard I swear I used to maintnance those things when I was in the USAF and their fucking badass

[anthony777100]

@Guitarisforgrins No it's illegal to sell an F-22 to any nation beside the US did Canada want it?fuck yeah but lockheed martin is selling them the f-35

[Helge129]

@Helge129 (cont.) The Eurofighter also is, despite absence of TVC, more maneuverable than the F22 :P

[Helge129]

@angel102ify The F-22's onboard computers have about as much power as does my fricken calculator. The Titanium-frame near the engines have microfractures because it's not up to the stress. And its maintenance is very expensive and time consuming. Europe and Russia both beat them in that regard. The Eurofighter Typhoon for instance, can pull 9g turns for as long as the pilot stays concious, the F-22 would have lost its wings by that time...

[angel102ify]

@Helge129 Sorry, but that makes no sense, Seeing as the US is number 1 in arcraft technology and firepower, so they cannot be behind "current" technology when they are already number 1. As i said in my previous post, the Chinese and russian airforces are still years behind the US. The F22 compared to the rest of the world is like comparing WW1 Dreadnaught battleships to Ironclads from the american revolution.

[Helge129]

@angel102ify Compared to the current state of technology.

[angel102ify]

@Helge129 compared to who? Kenya? Estonia? Even the Russians and Chinese arent upto the standard of US airpower, whether its USAF, Navy or Marines. The largest allies of the US are far below current levels, Whether its Britain, Israel, Japan or south Korea. Or are you seriously comparing airforces of Iran and North korea can match them?

[Helge129]

@Lokivoid The Eurofighter has EWar capabilites, but it's not built to do that, they have the Tornado for that. And the Tornado is damn good at it. The Typhoon doesn't need stealth, personally I find stealth a convenience, but out of place if it reduces the plane's effectiveness (You can't carry as much weapons). Yes, the F-22 may have the signature of a bird - but you can track supersonic birds!

[Helge129]

@angel102ify It's out of date currently. 175 raptors, those are the most advanced Jets the Airforce has currently - and they are partially outdated!