http://www.boeing. com/defense-space/military/mma/images/DVD-726-1.jpgBoeing Team Wins $3.89 Billion Multi-Mission Maritime Aircraft Program (P-3 replacement aircraft)http://www.boeing.com/news/releases/2004/q2/nr_040614n.html

I edited your pic link so that AVSIM doesn't suck all of Boeings bandwidth.

I wonder how hard the Navy had to massage *that* RFQ to make sure it was tailored to Boeing only? :-)Richard

>I wonder how hard the Navy had to massage *that* RFQ to make>sure it was tailored to Boeing only? :-)>>Richard??? Lockheed also proposed a 21st Century P-3 as well. Word among the pilots is one of the big factors in the decision was the CFM's and the world-wide support for them. God knows how many times I sat in places I'd rather not be in waiting on parts :( Another advantage Boeing had was they are rolling BBJ2's(what aircraft is loosely based off of) off the line, so they had a prototype out and about to show the performance factors, where as Lockheed had no hands on model. How true that is I don't know, I myself would have rather had the Lockheed. Lockheed had their ducks in a row when they did the P-3. I'm working on one that will be 42 years old in June.

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Ah! Quit your complaining! You P-3 guys all had on-board per diem check printers and airconditioning. Us poor H-3 pukes only had the rotorblades to keep us cool! :-lolTrouble with me is I was around when both the P-3 and H-3's were new!!!W. Sieffert

Not hard. It's a purely political decision. Washington wants both Boeing and Lockheed/Martin military divisions to remain in operation and LM is busy as it is with the F-22 and JSF.What I wonder is what is happening with Northrop/Grumman...

>What I wonder is what is happening with Northrop/Grumman...I wonder if their even in the game any more!! The last aircraft from them was the F-14. (I think.)

No, the B-2 is also theirs. After that, nothing. They had a competitor for the JSF competition but it wasn't even contracted for the flyoff.

Let's hope it doesn't succeed. :)

>Not hard. It's a purely political decision. Washington wants>both Boeing and Lockheed/Martin military divisions to remain>in operation and LM is busy as it is with the F-22 and JSF.>And this is the same company that complain about Airbus being subsidised....- Oyvind

>Let's hope it doesn't succeed. :)Why not?

Because the 737 deserves a better fate than to become a mindless killing machine... :-hah

>Because the 737 deserves a better fate than to become a>mindless killing machine... :-hahI just happen to see it the other way, what better fate could a 737 ask for then to serve its country?

It does serve its country by peacefully transporting everyone where they need to go. As far as military service goes, it trains every single USAF navigator. The 737 is a harmless aircraft. It was NOT designed to kill people. Placing maiming devices on it makes the aircraft a heartless killer and nothing more.