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2005/3/28-29 [Politics/Foreign/Asia/Others] UID:36912 Activity:moderate
3/27    http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4387055.stm
        http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=67229
        http://www.tribuneindia.com/2005/20050328/world.htm
        http://us.rediff.com/news/2005/mar/26pak1.htm
        U.S. to sell fighter jets to both Pakistan and India. How much
        revenue will this generate and reduce the deficit? If it is a
        good business model, maybe we should export more...
        \_ US is smart.  Sell some F16s to Paki to annoy India, then
           tell them, why are you so pissed off?  we can sell you
           some too.
           \_ not just that, but sell them 2nd string fighter tech.
        \_ We sold semi-modern fighers to the Shah of Iran, but when he was
           overthrown we stopped providing any replacement parts and
           maintanance help.
           \_ I remember watching some cable tv show that also said some
              of the importanat electronic parts "mysteriously
              disappeared" from the fighters when the techs left the
              country.
        \_ An F16 will be sold at $50-60mil tops. Do the math. India has
           announced a tender to purchase a large quantity of light fighter
           jets to replace their pre-historic Mig-21s. So far, the
           makers of F16, Grippen, Mig-29, and Mirage F2000 have submitted
           proposals.
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Printable version 'India to consider buying F-16s' Condoleezza Rice and Indian Foreign Minister Natwar Singh Relations between the US and India have got warmer India has said it will consider an offer by the United States to sell it F-16 fighter jets. Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee described the offer as a "positive deve lopment" in comments made to journalists in Calcutta. Last week the US said it was offering the planes to both India and Pakist an at the same time. The two rivals, who went nuclear in 1998, have fought three wars since in dependence in 1947. Arms race India warned that the decision to sell F-16s to Pakistan risked creating an arms race. On Friday the US said it was allowing US defence companies to bid for a l arge Indian order for combat aircraft, and said it was also considering offering India technology for civilian nuclear energy. "This is the first time we have received an offer from USA," Mr Mukherjee said. "Naturally, when the offer is there, it will have to be actively consider ed by the government of India keeping in view the requirements of our ar med forces." Media reports said both the F-16 and the multi-role F-18 combat aircraft were on offer. India has historically relied on Russia, Britain and France for its milit ary hardware needs. But in the past few years, relations between Washington and Delhi have go t warmer. US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said America was looking to "solid ify and extend relations" with both India and Pakistan at a time when Wa shington enjoyed good relations with both countries. The decision to sell warplanes to Pakistan also marks a change in US poli cy, which blocked the sale of F-16s in 1990 over Pakistan's nuclear weap ons programme. The revived sale will form part of a five-year, $3bn assistance programme . The F-16 is built by Lockheed Martin and is one of the world's most succe ssful fighter aircrafts, with about 4,500 in commission globally.
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WASHINGTON, MARCH 27 : The Bush administrations decision to sell F-16 fig hter planes to Pakistan is likely to be as warmly greeted in Fort Worth, Texas, as it is in Karachi. Thats because Lockheed Martin Corp had said it needs new orders for the jet before this fall, or it will have to ta ke action to close the production line that employs about 5,000 workers. On Saturday, Lockheed spokesman Tom Jurkowsky had said the company has no t been officially notified by the US government of any agreement with Pa kistan. Lockheed has produced more than 4,000 F-16s since the late 1970s , nearly half for customers overseas. The Fort Worth plant delivered its last F-16 to the US Air Force last month, Jurkowsky said, but is still building planes for the Israel, Chile, Poland and the UAE. The company h as sold F-16s to 24 countries and makes them overseas in Europe, Turkey and Korea. Advertisement The plant had about 5,800 workers in January 2004. By this January, it wa s down to about 5,000, and it was scheduled to be down to 4,000 by next January. It takes three years to build an F-16 and the firm has back ord ers for about 200 aircraft, the spokesman said. Richard Aboulafia, an analyst with the Teal Group in Fairfax, Virginia, c alled the sale of two dozen fighter planes to Pakistan a happy juxtaposi tion of the wants and needs of an ally in the war on terrorism and Lockh eeds troubled F-16 line. The bigger issue for Lockheed, he said, is the chance to sell another 100 or more F-16s to India.
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F-16 sales decision rejuvenates Lockheed Martin The Bush administrations decision to sell F-16s to India and Pakistan com es as a welcome news to the struggling Bethesda-based manufacturer of th e fighter jets. Mike Nipper, a spokesman for Lockheed Martin, told The T ribune on Friday afternoon that the defence contractor had been closely following news of the sale of F-16s to Pakistan but had not received any official notification on the sale from the Bush administration. An ailing Pope John Paul appeared at his window to bless the fa ithful on Easter Sunday, but in a dramatic episode that brought tears to the eyes of many people, he failed in his attempt to speak. An unidentified man adjusts Pope John Paul II's cap as he looks at sheets of paper prior to delivering an Easter Sunday blessing at the Vatican o n Sunday. 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News > PTI > Report 'F-16 to Pak saved 5000 US jobs' March 26, 2005 18:56 IST The US Administration's decision to sell F-16s to Pakistan has saved abou t 5,000 jobs in President George W Bush's home state, Texas, since maker s of the fighter aircraft had been considering axing staff till some tim e ago, reports said on Saturday. Lockheed Martin Corp, the builder of the planes, had said it needed new o rders for the jet before this fall, or it would have to take action to c lose the production line that employs about 5,000 workers in Fort Worth, Texas. Lockheed, the nation's largest defence contractor, has produced more than 4,000 of the versatile F-16s since the late 1970s, nearly half of them for customers overseas. The Fort Worth plant delivered its last F-16 to the US Air Force last month, acording to Lockheed Spokesman Tom Jurlowsk y, who added that it is still building planes for the governments of Isr ael, Chile, Poland and the United Arab Emirates. Pallone outraged by F-16 to Pak Lockheed and other global defence manufacturers, The Washington Post poin ts out, depend on sales of sophisticated military weaponry to boost thei r profits. The company has sold F-16s to 24 countries and makes them overseas, too, in Europe, Turkey and South Korea. Bush calls up PM about F-16 to Pak The Fort Worth plant had about 5,800 workers in January 2004. By this Jan uary, it was down to about 5,000, and it was scheduled to be down to 4,0 00 by next January, according to Jurkowsky. It takes about three years to build an F-16, he added, noting that the co mpany has back orders for about 200 aircraft. "Right now, the last one would come off the line in 2008," he said.