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saudi arabia hopes to maintain order the boeing f-15e self-financing operation of production lines
date:2011-11-06author:admincategory:international militarycomment:0
saudi air force f-15 early-type fighters
according to the british” flight international “website october 27, 2011 reported that boeing chairman, president and ceo jim mcnerney ? (jim mcnerney) said yesterday that saudi arabia in the near future taking into account the possible signing of purchase contract, boeing is self-financing to maintain f-15e fighter production line running.
Mcnerney said boeing is expected to be in saudi arabia in november 2012 with the u.s. Department of defense signed before the purchase of 84 f-15sa fighter (translator’s note: The f-15e fighter-based, saudi arabia and for the recent adjustments to improve the export of a new type) of the contract, the contract will also include the saudi f-15 fighter has radar and weapons upgrades. U.s. Department of defense’s defense security cooperation agency (dsca) was october 20, 2010 to the u.s. Congress informed of this possible foreign military sale (fms), but now more than a year later, saudi arabia has not signed the contract with the united states. This led to boeing’s f-15e production line (located in st. Louis, missouri) is not continuous operation – the first half of 2012, singapore and south korea were ordered derive f-15e aircraft will be delivered complete, if no new orders contract, the production line will be in idle state. This mcnerney said boeing is part of the self-financing to maintain the aircraft supply chain, because the company will be sure saudi arabia signed a purchase contract. (china aviation industry development research center, zhang yang)