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Boeing's performance in the last couple of years has been pretty much a disaster. You had the issues with the Starliner capsule, the 737 MAX scandal, terrible issues with the USAF tanker program, and now you also have the paint peeling issue on the 787. The 777X is delayed. And the 797 got canned.
A U.S. Navy carrier strike group led by the new nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Gerald Ford is on its way to Europe, the UK Defence Journal reports.
The aircraft carrier is accompanied by a missile cruiser and a nuclear-powered attack submarine. It carries 90 aircraft and helicopters, including F-35C fighters. The group is expected to arrive at the British naval base at Portsmouth in southern England in mid-November.
The aircraft carrier is accompanied by a missile cruiser and a nuclear-powered attack submarine. It carries 90 aircraft and helicopters, including F-35C fighters. The group is expected to arrive at the British naval base at Portsmouth in southern England in mid-November.
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3.1 billion is pretty reasonable for the cost. ALB is about 1.8 billion in 2011. Once you factor in inflations by 2030, tooling for new components, increased capability, 3.1 billion is very reasonable. It is about 30% more than ALB flight iii.
However I personally think the so called 3.1 billion is too optimistic. Something like 4 billion is more reflective of its increase in size and capability, and the fact it is a new ship of its class. There are a lot of new system of its kind not found elsewhere. The cost of those ship will not go down from 4 billion either, because as we become more efficient at building it we are also adding new upgrades to it.
However I personally think the so called 3.1 billion is too optimistic. Something like 4 billion is more reflective of its increase in size and capability, and the fact it is a new ship of its class. There are a lot of new system of its kind not found elsewhere. The cost of those ship will not go down from 4 billion either, because as we become more efficient at building it we are also adding new upgrades to it.
Indian media will add 1 generation to LCA and make the samosa a dorito too.
Not the first time the finns helps a country that wants to annihilate the rest of the world, though
It would be ironic if there was a nuclear malfunction
