... If they need Fighters, why not buy used Tornado ADVs? ******* My turn to ask "are you serious?". Tornados aren't fighters (just like the F111 was never a fighter), the ADVs are interceptors built with 1970's technology. There's a reason the UK is phasing them out. I was asking about buying fighters that could be had quickly now vs. waiting for newer ones that are "in the pipeline." That is...

... tradition. If they need Fighters, why not buy used Tornado ADVs? ******* My turn to ask "are you serious?". Tornados aren't fighters (just like the F111 was never a fighter), the ADVs are interceptors built with 1970's technology. There's a reason the UK is phasing them out. I was asking about buying fighters that could be had quickly now vs. waiting for newer ones that are "in the pipeline." That is, if they...

... seen so far, the F-22 and F-35 will carry on the same tradition. If they need Fighters, why not buy used Tornado ADVs? ******* My turn to ask "are you serious?". Tornados aren't fighters (just like the F111 was never a fighter), the ADVs are interceptors built with 1970's technology. There's a reason the UK is phasing them out. -- "Those who beat their swords into ploughshares will plough for those who didn't".

... the Japanese economy collapsed. And now there is a new flow of money to perceived quality and safety as World War IV looms in Georgia along the Russian border and in Poland, which has foolishly allowed NATO missile interceptors along the Russian border. NATO is being spanked by Russia, and there is little they can do about it as European oil and gas supplies come under total Russian dominance with the loss of all influence and control in ...

... States and Poland to deploy on Polish soil US 'interceptor missilesÂ’ is the most dangerous move towards nuclear war .... Under the terms, Washington plans to place 10 interceptor missiles in Poland coupled with a radar system in ... contribution to NATOÂ’s collective security." Officials say the interceptor base in Poland will be opened by 2012. ... a radar facility in the Czech Republic and 10 interceptor missiles in northern Poland as part of a US...

...s nuclear-capable Iskandar missile DEBKAfile's military sources report Moscow's planned retaliation for America's missile interceptors in Poland and US-Israeli military aid to Georgia may come in the form of installing Iskandar ... the nationÂ’s strategic plans for a fitting response to America's decision to install 10 missile interceptors in Poland and the war developments in Georgia. The chairman of the Israeli Knesset foreign affairs and...

...Associated Press on the agreement published August 15, 2008: "WARSAW, Poland — Poland and the United States struck a deal Thursday that will strengthen military ties and put an American missile interceptor base in Poland." "'We have crossed the Rubicon,' Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said, referring to U.S. consent to Poland's demands after more than 18 months of negotiations." ...

... by the Associated Press on the agreement published August 15, 2008: "WARSAW, Poland — Poland and the United States struck a deal Thursday that will strengthen military ties and put an American missile interceptor base in Poland." "'We have crossed the Rubicon,' Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said, referring to U.S. consent to Poland's demands after more than 18 months of negotiations." "In an ...

...article by the Associated Press on the agreement published August 15, 2008: "WARSAW, Poland — Poland and the United States struck a deal Thursday that will strengthen military ties and put an American missile interceptor base in Poland." "'We have crossed the Rubicon,' Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said, referring to U.S. consent to Poland's demands after more than 18 months of negotiations." "In an interview ...

... from an article by the Associated Press on the agreement published August 15, 2008: "WARSAW, Poland — Poland and the United States struck a deal Thursday that will strengthen military ties and put an American missile interceptor base in Poland." "'We have crossed the Rubicon,' Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said, referring to U.S. consent to Poland's demands after more than 18 months of negotiations." "In an interview on news ...