https://www.forbes.com/sites/richardaboulafia/2018/09/27/boeing-is-pricing-to-win-t-x-trainer-contract-extends-its-defense-hot-streak/#ec3d3177d795


Given Boeing’s recent string of victories (the MQ-25 drone, the MH-139 helicopter)  it’s very clear that the company is being very aggressive, and is pricing to win. This is particularly true since their bid price needed to overcome the Air Force’s risk adjustment, in light of Boeing offering the only completely new design (and with the troubles of the KC-46 tanker still weighing on customer perception). There's a strong risk to Boeing of up-front losses here, as with the KC-46. But these wins do a lot to bolster Boeing’s military side, which had been under heavy pressure for the past few decades due to the Joint Strike Fighter and Long Range Strike-Bomber losses.


=KC-46 삽질때문에 보잉은 겁나 공격적으로 사업에 임함. 게다가 JSF랑 RSB를 NTR 당해서, 이번 사업에 아주그냥 혈안이됨

좆같은 보잉새끼들




Second, condolences to Lockheed Martin/Korea Aerospace and to Leonardo.  Losing the contest does not mean death for their respective entrants, the T-50 and the M-346.  The T-50 has a very strong home market, and a nice string of export victories.  The M-346 has also won several key foreign trainer competitions, most notably Israel, Singapore, and Poland.

But given the limited size of the market, winning T-X matters. As I wrote earlier this week, the basic T-X program of record (350 aircraft) is equal to the total size of the advanced jet trainer market over the last 20 years.  That US Air Force stamp of approval is important.  There’s also a good chance that Boeing will market its plane as a light fighter, an interesting new product on the market and a way of expanding beyond the relatively small advanced trainer market.


=다른 두경쟁자들의 이슈는 시장의 크기가 제한되었다라는것. T-X의 시장(350대)은 지난 20년동안의 전세계 고등훈련기 시장과 비등한 수준. 좆같은 보잉새끼들

As a final note, this could be the last plane of its kind. I’ve long doubted that remotely-piloted vehicles would take over most of today’s inhabited combat aircraft missions any time soon. But even I’m forced to admit that this could be the last advanced trainer built.  After all, if the T-38 story provides any guidance, the last T-Xs could still be in service in 2090.


=마지막으로 이것이 고등훈련기중 마지막 녀석이 될것 T-38이 장수한것처럼 T-X도 2090년까지 운영될것이다 좆같은 보잉새끼들