A New Chapter On The Argentina Fighter Jet Soap Opera

[nikad]

Wait, what??????
What kind of girl falls for this shit?

I bet a lot of them do, just like the average Joe.

 

[camberiu]

I bet a lot of them do, just like the average Joe.

Well, the average Joe is not looking to sleep with the guy, so the vested interest on the story being true is much lower.
I guess I have a lot more faith on the average woman's intelligence and common sense

 

[nikad]

Well, the average Joe is not looking to sleep with the guy, so the vested interest on the story being true is much lower.
I guess I have a lot more faith on the average woman's intelligence and common sense

Camberiou, are you a he or a she? A lot of women fall for guys in uniforms ( or the idea ). Also notice I have said a lot and not all of them

 

[camberiu]

Camberiou, are you a he or a she?

I play(ed) D&D and talk a lot about planes, rockets, computer games and similar things. What would you guess?
Yeah, but having a uniform fetish is very different from falling for a story that a guy is a former Navy Seal who was shot down in Iraq. I think very few normal women are that stupid. But hey, maybe I am naive, since I talk about D&D, planes, rockets and computer games.....

 

[MartyBA]

By the time the US Congress is ready to approve the sale of the F414G engine and other US controlled components used in the Gripen NG, they will probably take a look at the pic of compañero Timerman welcoming the C17 at EZE........

 

[camberiu]

By the time the US Congress is ready to approve the sale of the F414G engine and other US controlled components used in the Gripen NG, they will probably take a look at the pic of compañero Timerman welcoming the C17 at EZE........

Maybe, but that was 3 years ago and I am sure GE would be very keen to sell at least 24 multi-million dollar engines to Argentina. I am certain that many Congressmen would be very "receptive" to hear GE's favorable arguments towards the sale.

 

[wineguy999]

Wait, what??????
What kind of girl falls for this shit?

The kind you don't want to see again after tonight.

 

[nikad]

I play(ed) D&D and talk a lot about planes, rockets, computer games and similar things. What would you guess?
Yeah, but having a uniform fetish is very different from falling for a story that a guy is a former Navy Seal who was shot down in Iraq. I think very few normal women are that stupid. But hey, maybe I am naive, since I talk about D&D, planes, rockets and computer games.....

D+D + rockets + video games = geek ( different target lol )

 

[ghost]

Yesterday, during the roll out launch of the Brazilian EMBRAER KC-390 military cargo plane, Argentina defense minister Augustin Rossi announced that Argentina will acquire 24 highly advanced latest generation Saab Gripen NG jet fighters. The planes will be produced in Brazil under license from the Swedish Saab manufacturer. Brazil currently holds exclusive rights to manufacture, market and sell the Swedish plane for all of Latin America and Africa.

Original news in Portuguese here
In Spanish here
In Swedish here

An interesting twist on this story is that the highly advanced AESA radar used by the Gripen NG is designed and built by the very British company SELEX ES, based in Edinburgh. So, it will be fascinating to see how this will play out. I am having a blast with this tale, that has more drama, twists and turns than any Mexican or Venezuelan soap opera.

It takes a massive amount of training and flight hrs to become competent in a Gripen or any other fighter. Buying them is a small part of ownership. It makes Zero sense for AR to to own these things. Plus we all know how the game works. 24 get ordered. 13 are delivered.

 

[ghost]

hre's a little update to shed some light on this deal. http://www.theweek.co.uk/world-news/61045/falklands-war-2-argentina-s-new-fighters-a-serious-threat