Boeing frustrated with delays in U.S. approvals for Gulf fighter sales

[uawchild]

Boeing Co (BA.N) is "a little frustrated" with delays in getting U.S. government approvals for fighter jet sales to countries in the Gulf region, but hopes to see movement on those deals early next year, a senior Boeing executive said on Monday.

Jeff Kohler, Boeing's vice president for international business development, told reporters the government review process had taken longer than expected.

"We’re a little frustrated, and I know the customers are in the region," he said at the Dubai Airshow, without giving details about the specific deals or the number of jets involved. Boeing generally will not discuss specific buyers since arms sales are negotiated between governments.
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Kohler, who formerly headed the Pentagon agency that oversees foreign arms sales, said the delays reflected a larger problem - that the U.S. government had not expanded its capacity to process arms deals despite a large increase in such transactions by many of the biggest weapons makers in recent years.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/11/09/us-dubai-airshow-boeing-fighters-idUSKCN0SY0FS20151109#qvjl12TU3VKcTBfH.97

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Nice revolving door! Kohler, "who formerly headed the Pentagon agency that oversees foreign arms sales" is NOW "Boeing's vice president for international business development", in other words, an arms dealer. Nice. Real Nice.

But let's not be too critical, we all know that what the "Gulf Region", cough Saudi Arabia cough, needs is more fighter bombers to pummel wedding parties in Yemen with. /sarcasm


King "Slick Sal" Salman of Saudi Arabia loves those Boeing fighter bombers!

[Fred Sanders]

1. If America did not have weapons to sell then what could it do to get the money back for the oil?

And "refusing to comment on the number of sales or to who" because of ....something, something about governments, while whining about the government approval delay is just pathetic...Corporations have not yet gotten complete control of all of federal government....that is what Boeing is really whining about.

[tabasco]

2. Then go make your jets in some other country

asswipe.

[Javaman]

3. in other words boeing is pissed that lockheed is making bank.

Combat use of F-16s in Mideast spurs fresh demand: Lockheed
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10027328561

the woes of a military based society and it's overlords is so hard.