Sixteen military transport planes bought by the United States government for the Afghan Air Force (AAF) at a cost of nearly $500 million were recently destroyed by the Afghan military and sold for scrap parts at around six cents per pound, prompting a government inquiry to determine why millions of taxpayer dollars were wasted on the ill-fated program.
The Department of Defense purchased for the AAF a total of 20 Italian-made G222 military transport planes at a cost of $486 million. However, the fleet was grounded in March 2013 “after sustained, serious performance, maintenance, and spare parts problems” were discovered, according to the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR).
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Well duh you ever own an Italian car!
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DeleteYep, it's our fault for buying them. I can't think of anything else you can do with an Italian airplane except part it out. I'm sure the parts are in high demand. That is assuming the parts from one plane will fit on another one of the presumed same make and model. CH
ReplyDeleteUpside down United States: Why in the world would you by anything from another country when your country produces it and is comparable or better. Stupid question, I know........:)
DeleteThis (buying foreign) is as insane as the scrapping. Yet it goes on right here at home. Only the raw materials go to the Chinese. The money lines the pockets of Pol's and justifies the next year's budget procurements.
ReplyDeleteMoney is the root of all evil as my mother would say.
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