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F-22A Raptor foreign sales ban repealed by House
(This story is important, because the ban had limited the audience for these jets. Now that the ban has been lifted, there is an enormous global market.
Again, note the date of these stories, and think about the lobbyist just hired by CVSU. Could it be they knew in advance the ban would be lifted? Hmmm...)
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F-22A Raptor foreign sales ban repealed by House
July 18, 2006 (by Jeff Hollenbeck) -
The U.S. House of Representatives repealed a ban on F-22 Raptor sales to foreign air forces in a voice vote on July 1. However, the repeal still needs to pass through conference with the Senate and ultimately be approved in the FY-07 Defense Bill. Repeal of the ban does not mean anything has been approved or requested for foreign military sales of the F-22.
View on the production line of the F-22 Raptor. The vote, following an eleven minute debate, repeals a nine year prohibition on foreign sales of the world's most advanced operational fighter jet.
The cost of the F-22 has risen over the years to a flyaway cost of more than $130 million per jet (not including research and development) due to dwindling orders from the only customer - the United States Air Force.
The USAF had originally planned to order 750 F-22s to face the Soviet Union but that number slipped to 350 airframes, and then down again to the current planned buy of only 183 Raptors.
Several different nations including Australia, Japan, Great Britain, and Israel have expressed interest in purchasing F-22s and Lockheed is reportedly interested in selling to those countries if the legalities can be resolved. No decision has yet been made as to which systems, if any, need to be modified or removed from export F-22 aircraft.
GA's Thomas Menash: be impressed!
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This is who Rufus was raving about yesterday...
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Dr. Thomas Mensah
Chairman
Supercond Technology Inc.
Norcross, Ga.
During the Gulf War, Smart Weapons, including the Patriot missile and laser guided bombs, made a significant difference in the outcome of the confrontation between the United States and Iraq. Dr. Thomas Mensah, inventor, scientist and entrepreneur, is leading the design of such advanced laser guided weapons. He holds seven patents in fiber optics, three on fiber optic guided missile technology and four on manufacturing fiber optics inexpensively. This will impact how we use a fax, electronic banking and other electronic communication.
http://emeagwali.com/african-american/upscale/african-american-inventors.html
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http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/people/pop-up.php?ID=165
Dr Thomas Mensah
Place: Kumasi
Dr. Thomas Mensah, a world renowned inventor with 7 US and worldwide patents in Fiber Optics over a period of six years, was born in 1950 in Kumasi, Ghana.
He won the French Government Fellowship in 1974 to do graduate studies in Chemical Engineering at Montpelier University France, after receiving his undegraduate degree in the same field from UST Kumasi ( 1970-74). Prior to his undergraduate work, Dr. Mensah attended Wesley College practice school, Kumasi and Adisadel college Cape Coast. Dr. Mensah who is fluent in French won the National French competition in Ghana, both at the O Levels (1968) and A Levels 1970. held at Accra.
He holds Ph.D in Chemical Engineering from Montpelier University 1978, and a Certificate in Modeling of Chemical Processes from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. (1977). He has held high level engineering positions in US industry first at Air Products and Chemicals (1980-83), then Corning Glass Works, in Fiber Optics research Sullivan Park, New York 1983-1986, where he built the the fastest Fiber Optics draw and coating process, 50 meters per second. He holds 4 patents for this effort. He joined AT&T Bell laboratories in 1986 and led the the program to develop fiber optic reels used in the guided missile program. This effort led to the development of a system that was successfully deployed at missile speeds up to Mach 1 (The Speed of sound). He received 3 US patents on this technology. Dr. Mensah also Founded the High Tech firm Supercond Technology in Norcross that specializes in Aerospace and Communication products. His firm focuses on advanced structural materials development for Supersonic US Fighter Aircraft like the F-22, the fastest Jet in the World.
On the International level Dr. Mensah is a founding member of the Emerging Technologies area for the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE). He is the first and only black person to serve as the National Chairman of the Materials and Engineering Sciences Division of the AIChE. He has edited two book volumes for AIChE, namely Fiber Optics Engineering, 1987 and Superconductor Engineering, 1992. Dr. Mensah was elected to serve as a Director and member of the Council of Board of Directors of this pre-eminent engineering organization from 1987 -1990. He also served on the visiting committee/Advisory board for Chemical Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology,MIT from 1988 -1992.
As a world expert in the field of advanced materials, Dr. Mensah has worked on specialized projects for NASA (Superconductors for space communications), the US Army (Smart munitions Picatinny Arsenal) and US Department of Energy, (Fiber optics sensors for Highway Traffic monitoring). Dr. Mensah has additional patents pending in some of these areas.
Dr. Mensah has recently led a team in the design and comissioning of one of the worlds most advanced scalable high vacuum, Radio Frequency sputtering system used for fabricating computer chips and other electronic products. His current work include next generation MEMS (Micro Electro Mechanical Systems) and Nano systems Technology. Dr Mensah has other ventures in the US aimed at improving technology transfer to developing nations and enhancing trade such as the African-Ecommerce.Com Corporation ,as well as web based training programs aimed at producing a competitive workforce for the 21 st century using the internet platform.
He is featured in the Marquis Who is Who in Science and Technology, as well as Who is Who in Optical Engineering. Since 1994, A travelling exhibit featuring 100 Black achievers in Science and Technology including Dr. Mensah is shown in major cities in the United States. He is also featured in the Black Inventors traveling exhibit around the world.
Dr. Mensah delivers technical presentations around the world, and has chaired several symposia for the American Institute of Chemical Engineers.
Below are selected publications by Dr. Mensah. 1. T.O. Mensah et al, Radiation Effects on Optical Fibers; Proceedings of the European Conference on Optical Fibers , ECOC, Helsinki, 1987.
2. T.O. Mensah. Enhancement of Strauss secondary flow mixing in thin film commercial reactors. Chemical Engineering Communication Journal, 1985.
3. T.O. Mensah et al Analysis (Finite Element) of Composite Overwrap, Filament wound structures, Proceedings ,Army Research workshop Conference, New Orleans, September, 1994.
4. T.O. Mensah et al Optical Properties of Epitaxial PLT Thin Films, Proceedings of Material Research Society, Annual Conference , Boston ,1995.
5. T.O. Mensah , Editor, Superconductor Engineering, AIChE Symposium Series Book Volume 88, No. 287, 1992.
6. T.O. Mensah, Editor, Fiber Optics Engineering, AIChE Symposium Series , Book Volume 283, 1987.
7 T. O. Mensah, US Patent number 5,035,169 Guided Vehicle System, July 30, 1991.
8. T.O. Mensah, US Patent number 4,692,615, Apparatus for monitoring Tension in a moving fiber, September, 1987.
HOMELAND SECURITY projects:
http://www.georgiaaerospace.com/
HOMELAND SECURITY
The Pentagon is implementing Network Centric Operations (NCO) which involves linking all means of command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance. Georgia Aerospace Systems, and its subsidiaries, American International Smart Structures are postured to become a major technology provider in Network Centric Operations with products like embedded sensors. The technology will be compatible with the Global Information Grid to provide real time information to the war fighter.
PORT AND MARITIME SECURITY
Georgia Aerospace has partnered with ABS Consulting,(American Bureau of Shipping) to integrate Advanced Port Security software into its products and sensors. Georgia Aerospace sensor systems can monitor sensitive areas in the port, monitor cargo and containers providing , Real time intelligence on container disposition.
AIRPORT SECURITY
Georgia Aerospace security systems and software are used for next generation airport security:
* Advanced systems for monitoring restricted access points.
*Techniques for speeding searches and reducing airport screening times.
The company is leading a program to enhance Nuclear radiation detection in carry on luggage etc.
SENSOR TECHNOLOGY
Advanced Novel sensor technology
RF Tag sensors fabrication and integration
MEMS sensors fabrication and integration
Advanced fiber optic sensors
Georgia Aerospace will go PUBLIC!
look at the Georgia Aerospace website.
http://www.georgiaaerospace.com/
Go to the far right, where it says "Investor Relations"
try clicking on "stock chart"...nothing happens right? Doesn't happen, because there is no stock for Georgia Aerospace YET.
There are big things afoot.
Ignore the morons. Focus ahead!!!
GA Board of Directors & Advisors:
These guys are closely linked to LOCKHEED MARTIN
If Lockheed Martin gets $800Bn F22, F35 contract, a good percentage (25-33%) of that will come to GA, and AISS
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Georgia Aerospace Board of Directors
Mr. Ken Cannestra, Former Pres. Lockheed Aeronautics
Dr. Louis Sullivan, Founder of Morehouse School of Medicine
Dr. Thomas Mensah, (Inventor)
Major General James Klugh, US Army (Ret)
Mr. Felker Ward, Pinnacle Investments Advisors
Mr. Sherman Mullin, Former Pres. Lockheed Martin Advanced Company
Board of Advisors
Gen. Les Lyles (USAF ret), fmr commander Materiel
command, Wright Patterson
AFB.
Mr. Donald Richardson, President AIAA (www.aiaa.org)
Prof. Sathya Hanugud, School of Aerospace Engineering Georgia Tech
Dr. Sidney Harris, Former Dean School of Business Georgia State University
Mr. David Maas, Former Engineering Director Dow-UT
Prof. Kurt Gramoll, Aerospace School University of Okalahoma
CVSU/AISS: KEY COLLABORATORS
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Collaborators include major defense contractors, national research centers, federal agencies, and vendors along the supply chain: Boeing, Coalescent Technologies, Concurrent Technology Corporation, Dimensions International, Diversified Machining Services, EDS Corporation, General Dynamics, Ingersoll Milling Machines, MSC Software, Northrop Grumman, Oak Ridge National Laboratories, Sikorsky, and SSAI. (See Primary Market; Other Key Markets)
LOCKHEED MARTIN: MENTOR-PROTÉGÉ
Lockheed Martin and Georgia Aerospace (Co-founding Corporation) have a long-standing relationship under the Department of Defense's Mentor-Protégé Program. The program was established by Washington's National Defense Authorization Act as a mechanism for assisting small businesses in qualifying for Pentagon contracts. Lockheed Martin, the nation's largest defense contractor, chose a subsidiary of Georgia Aerospace as its protégé in 1992. Under those auspices, Georgia Aerospace, Lockheed Martin, Boeing, and Pratt 6 Whitney have worked closely on the world's most technologically-advanced fighter during the Engineering and Manufacturing (EMD) phase. Lockheed Martin has provided invaluable technical training and management support to American International Smart Structure threw its relationship with Georgia Aerospace. As such, the relationship has been an enduring source of knowledge, competencies, and insights that form the basis of existing products and constitute a competitive advantage for American International Smart Structure. (See Preferred Access; Board of Directors).
OPERATIONS
American International Smart Structure has identified two facilities to house its administrative, technology, engineering and manufacturing activities - F/A-22 (Georgia) and F-35 (Texas). The Warner Robins, Georgia facility is a former Boeing operation located in close proximity to Lockheed Aeronautical F/A-22 assembly line. The area has a highly-motivated pool of non-union workers with specialized engineering, information technology, technical skills and security clearances within the aerospace, defense, and information technology industries. Many area workers have been previously employed by Boeing, Northrop Grumman, Raytheon, or the Warner-Robins Air Force Base. The nearby Middle Georgia College trains and certifies workers in aircraft technology and laboratory operations. The business is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.
PRIMARY MARKET: MILITARY AEROSPACE AND ARMAMENTS
Military demand is expected to remain buoyant (over the next 5-10 years) due to heavy spending on (1) force transformation, (2) modernization, and (3) wartime missions necessitated by post-Cold War instability. American International Smart Structure expects to benefit from this trend, along with the secular shift towards composite materials, and market share gains in ancillary markets over the forecast period. Below are anticipated spending levels and compound annual growth rates for the investment accounts - procurement and RDT&E (Research, Development, Testing, and Evaluation).
(this chart best viewed at the link at bottom of this post!)
DEFENSE BUDGET OUTLAYS ($ B N)
FY2004E
FY200SE
FY2006E
FY2007E
FY2008E
FY2009
TOTALS
CAGR
1 AIRCRAFT
22.4
23.4
24.2
26.6
29.8
34.5
138.5
9.02%
2 MISSLES
6.7
7.4
8.6
9.6
10.6
11.6
47.8
11.60%
3 TRACKED VEHICLES
2.2
2.0
1.8
1.8
2.3
3.4
11.3
9.10%
4 SHIPBUILDING AND CONVERSION
10.6
11. 7
11.2
10.1
11.1
12.0
56.1
2.51%
TOTAL PROCUREMENT OUTLAYS
77.7
82.8
83.0
85.4
90.6
100.1
442.0
5.20%
TOTAL RDTE OUTLAYS
60.6
67.5
70.2
71.1
71. 7
71.5
352.0
3.36%
TOTAL INVESTMENT ACCOUNT OUTLAYS
138.8
150.3
153.2
156.5
162.3
171. 6
794.0
4.41%
SOURCE: DEPARTMNENT OF DEFENSE GREENBOOK
http://72.14.203.104/search?q=cache:nLlh9p4HP3wJ:www.waatle.com/1092912.html+CVSU+%22lockheed+martin....
Re AISS, this was the question I asked Rufus during the interview the other night:
"It would seem, especially in light of today's PR regarding Mr. Kuczynski and Mr. Eirich, that CVSU is focusing it's attention on AISS for the near future. Is this a correct assessment? Would this have anything to do with GA's association with the F/A 22 Raptor and the JSF F-35? Thank you."
He replied that yes, I had read into the PRs correctly. That is exactly where they are focusing. Two pages back, I posted the article from two days back, where the house voted to lift the ban on selling the F22 to other countries. This will mean a much broader audience, and those nations are lining up to place orders.
I know that AISS is just one of many parts of CVSU's portfolio, but given the size of the original Lockheed Martin contract to develop the JSF (200bn!) now the green light to begin production, plus the Lockheed Martin executives on the board, it is clear that GA, and hence AISS will be participating in those funds.
We need only to look at the state of the world to realize that, unfortunately, things are probably going to get worse before they get better. Most companies shares are going to suffer...as they have been with the escalation of the fighting in Israel.
This may be one of the few stocks and companies that will be fairly immune to these events. JMHO
Excellent post Doni! Send it to Ronnie
If someone is asking legitimate questions, fine.
I resent these argumentative posters who have no intention of learning or changing their minds, or even disagreeing respectfully. No they seem determined that people lose focus, and waste time responding to an endless list of stupid questions and unarguable assertions. Their point is to bog everyone down defending the company and the reputation of the executives, not presenting the DD, or any of the positives.
I believe that creating chaos, and wasting moderators time is intentional on their part.
Before you know it, an organized, legitimate board discussion descends into adolescent name calling, and suddenly looks like a Raging Bullsht board. New investors see that mess, and probably run.
I think that if it is clear that a person's intention is to create doubt and cause people to sell in a panic, that their posting privileges should be rescinded.
If someone is a known short seller, and they have a pattern of doing this short term doubt-spewing on other stocks they have been short, then it is clear they have anything to offer newbies and legitimate investors, as their motives are self-serving.
I already have this person on ignore, as there has been nothing useful I can again learn from him.
Ameritrade lets you trade pinks as soon as you open your account. In fact, if there is an ameritrade office in your town, you can walk a check over, and the funds will be available.
Etrade had my wired funds, but refused to let me trade penny stocks (anything under $5 a share) for ten days. They said I could use a broker, but from my experience the one time I've done it with Ameritrade, the broker had very little patience for me, and I when I checked back, they had misentered the info, so I lost my price and had to buy the stock nearly 20% higher.
There is nothing like entering in your order yourself on the screen, especially with a fast moving stock like this one. No offense to Scottrade, but you don't have a week to wait on this one. Scottrade and Etrade will make you think all ebrokers have the same policy, but it's not true.
That explains alot. Wow...all those companies going public.
My internet kept going down, so I missed some of what he said.
I'll look forward to JJ's MP3 so I can catch up
thank you JJ!!
GA's site is STOCK ready..but they're not public
http://www.georgiaaerospace.com/
Go to the far right, pull down "Investor Relations"...
there are spots for stock chart, etc.
THESE GUYS DON'T EVEN HAVE A STOCK.....YET!
imho, something big is afoot.
Australia: We Must have the F/A 22...
everyone wants it... keep those orders coming!
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http://www.smh.com.au/news/opinion/its-the-fighter-we-have-to-have/2006/07/18/1153166377689.html?pag....
We Must have the F/A 22
It's the fighter we have to have
Hugh White
July 19, 2006
Everything the critics say about the Joint Strike Fighter is probably true. It will cost more than we expected, it will not perform as well as we hoped, it will be delivered late and we will not be told as much as we'd like about how the aircraft's software really works. But it is still probably the best new combat aircraft for Australia.
The fighter is being developed by the United States in collaboration with Britain, Canada and half a dozen European countries. All have put their money on the fighter because it is the only aircraft on the market that fits their needs, at a price they can realistically afford.
Blame the end of the Cold War and the mind-boggling costs of developing new fighters. Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, only the US is investing in new fighter technology and it is building only two new types of fighter. The Joint Strike Fighter is one; the other is the high-performance, super-expensive F-22.
Meanwhile, older aircraft with 1970s technology - what the experts call "fourth-generation" fighters - have spread around the world, especially in Asia. Many of these, including the ex-Soviet Sukhois and MiGs, are a close match to Australia's 1980s-vintage F/A-18s.
When we bought them they gave us a comfortable "technology edge" over almost any possible adversary. Now we are losing that edge as the Sukhois and the MiGs move in.
That is very serious for our defence posture. Although the army does most of the work in lower-level operations such as East Timor, our air combat capability would be the most important element of our military in the event of a more serious regional conflict.
The F-18s and the even older F-111 long-range bombers are simply wearing out. The question is whether we replace them with a "new" version of the same old fourth-generation technology, such as an updated F/A-18, or whether we move to the next, fifth-generation aircraft.
The biggest difference is stealth.
Modern air combat is an incredibly lethal business. Missiles are now so good that once an enemy has detected your aircraft, your chances of escaping are very low. So the key to success - and survival - is to make yourself as hard to find as possible, so you can detect an adversary and fire your missile first.
To retain our traditional air combat edge in Asia, Australia needs to move to a fifth-generation stealthy fighter. And there are only two fifth-generation fighters on the market - the Joint Strike Fighter and the F-22.
The F-22 is undoubtedly a remarkable aeroplane. At somewhere over $150 million, it ought to be. It is now combat-ready and entering service, while the Joint Strike Fighter still has a long way to go before it is available and faces serious technical and performance problems. Fixing those problems means production delays and higher prices. Originally the fighter, at about $60 million, was expected to be less than half the cost of an F-22. Now it may end up at two-thirds the cost. Why shouldn't Australia switch to the F-22?
Labor's Defence spokesman, Robert McClelland, has suggested Australia buy a squadron of F-22s - say 25 aircraft - to sustain our air combat edge until the Joint Strike Fighter becomes available. It's worth exploring. But the big issue remains money.
Running a mixed fleet of Joint Strike Fighters and F-22s would be much more expensive than operating JSFs alone - probably to the tune of hundreds of millions of dollars a year.
Buying an F-22 fleet would mean Australia would need to spend a lot more money, or buy many fewer aircraft. It's not clear there is more money to be had, and buying fewer aircraft is a bad idea. We need to be careful not to trade quantity for quality to the extent that we end up with a bijou air force, with superb aircraft but with too few of them to carry strategic weight.
The Joint Strike Fighter will not be a perfect aircraft for Australia, but at the moment it is still probably the only fighter on the market good enough to keep us at the forefront of regional air power, and cheap enough for us to afford the number we need. I fear we are stuck with it.
Hugh White is a visiting fellow at the Lowy Institute and professor of strategic studies at the Australian National University.
http://www.smh.com.au/news/opinion/its-the-fighter-we-have-to-have/2006/07/18/1153166377689.html?pag....
These guys would not risk their reputations getting involved in any way with a penny stock scam!
F-22A Raptor foreign sales ban repealed by House
(This story is important, because the ban had limited the audience for these jets. Now that the ban has been lifted, there is an enormous global market.
Again, note the date of these stories, and think about the lobbyist just hired by CVSU. Could it be they knew in advance the ban would be lifted? Hmmm...)
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F-22A Raptor foreign sales ban repealed by House
July 18, 2006 (by Jeff Hollenbeck) -
The U.S. House of Representatives repealed a ban on F-22 Raptor sales to foreign air forces in a voice vote on July 1. However, the repeal still needs to pass through conference with the Senate and ultimately be approved in the FY-07 Defense Bill. Repeal of the ban does not mean anything has been approved or requested for foreign military sales of the F-22.
View on the production line of the F-22 Raptor. The vote, following an eleven minute debate, repeals a nine year prohibition on foreign sales of the world's most advanced operational fighter jet.
The cost of the F-22 has risen over the years to a flyaway cost of more than $130 million per jet (not including research and development) due to dwindling orders from the only customer - the United States Air Force.
The USAF had originally planned to order 750 F-22s to face the Soviet Union but that number slipped to 350 airframes, and then down again to the current planned buy of only 183 Raptors.
Several different nations including Australia, Japan, Great Britain, and Israel have expressed interest in purchasing F-22s and Lockheed is reportedly interested in selling to those countries if the legalities can be resolved. No decision has yet been made as to which systems, if any, need to be modified or removed from export F-22 aircraft.
Oh, I know. But you and I didn't start the fire....we're visitors and bystanders. Hopefully we will soon be somewhat RICHER bystanders...and we can get build a nice fallout shelter somewhere LOL!
Israelis Haggle over F-35 and F-22 Purchase
June 29, 2006: Israel plans to buy over a hundred F-35As, to replace its current fleet of 236 F-16s. The F-35s will cost about $50 million each. Israel also wants to buy 24 F-22s, but so far the United States has refused to allow this. There is also a disagreement over how much access the Israelis would have to the F-35 software. The Israelis want the source code, so they can modify the software, or at least have a better idea of exactly what it is doing with it, and to integrate with new Israeli electronics and weapons. But because of past incidents of American military technology finding its way to China, via Israel, the U.S. is wary of letting Israel in on too many secret details. Israel is trying to work out some arrangements that will deal with American concerns, and open access to the F-35 software for them. Once that is done, similar negotiations for F-22s may proceed, although the $170 million per aircraft price tag is also an obstacle. The US is about to authorize the sale of F-22s to Japan and South Korea.
http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htproc/articles/20060629.aspx
F-35 Ready to Begin Production
again...look at the date, and think of CVSU's hurry to get listed ASAP, and think of that section on Georgia Aerospace's website preparing for "investor relations" and "stock quotes" even though they aren't even listed... DOUBLE DANG!
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F-35 Lightning II - Strong Global Partnership, Ready to Begin Production and Sustainment
Thursday, July 20, 2006|PR Newswire
With a new name, its first flight on the near horizon, six aircraft in various stages of subassembly and plans being laid for operation and support, the Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) F-35 Lightning II, the only 5th generation fighter available on the international market, is moving quickly into production with an eye toward long-term sustainment.
Joining many of his F-35 team members in the Media Hall at the Farnborough International Air Show, F-35 Program Executive Officer Rear Adm. Steven Enewold and Deputy Program Executive Officer Brig. Gen. Charles Davis remarked on the program's progress.
"After 56 months of development, we are encouraged by the tangible progress in the flight qualification of our designs," said Enewold. "Most notable is the first flyable test aircraft, but we are also demonstrating performance on the major avionics systems in laboratories and flying test beds. There are still many challenges, but I am encouraged by the team's achievements."
According to Davis, soon-to-be Enewold's successor as leader of the program, "I've worked in flight test and acquisition for 16 plus years and have never seen a program this advanced in its development at this stage ... B-2, F-22, etc. None were this far at this point in time. Sure we've got challenges -- and we'll have challenges we've not thought of yet -- but we're seeing them much earlier and fixing them faster than any legacy program I've known," said Davis.
Dan Crowley, Lockheed Martin executive vice president and F-35 program general manager, agreed and said the aircraft possesses significant technical maturity compared to past fighter programs at this stage of their development. "We believe the F-35 is ready for low rate-production because the program systems are maturing well beyond those of legacy programs. The program's devotion to affordability, risk-reduction and its ability to exploit new advances in digital design tools and manufacturing technology are combining to promote design stability, more reliable cost forecasts and adherence to schedules," said Crowley.
Tom Burbage, Lockheed Martin executive vice president and general manager of F-35 Program Integration, added that the U.S. and F-35 partner nations are already planning for the F-35's long-range sustainment, one of the program's biggest components. "This is an affordability-based program, both in terms of aircraft price and the cost of maintaining it," Burbage said.
"We are sharply focused on sustainment as a means to an end -- and that end in this case is an F-35 that is affordable to operate and support. All of our partner countries will be deeply involved in that endeavor down to the local level," he added.
In a ceremony on July 7 at Lockheed Martin in Fort Worth, Texas, the F-35 made its public debut and received its name -- Lightning II -- which echoes two great fighter aircraft of the past: the World War II-era Lockheed P-38 Lightning and the supersonic, Mach 2, Lightning fighter developed by English Electric in the middle 1950s.
The F-35 Lightning II is a 5th Generation, supersonic stealth fighter designed to replace a wide range of existing aircraft, including AV-8B Harriers, A-10s, F-16s, F/A-18 Hornets and United Kingdom Harrier GR.7s and Sea Harriers.
The F-35 will be the most powerful single-engine fighter ever made.
Lockheed Martin is developing the F-35 with its principal industrial partners, Northrop Grumman (NYSE:NOC) and BAE Systems. Two separate, interchangeable F-35 engines are under development: the Pratt & Whitney F135 and the GE Rolls-Royce Fighter Engine Team F136.
http://www.pcb007.com/anm/templates/article.aspx?articleid=8914&zoneid=68&v=
Thank you!
There was so much negativity here, with people getting hooked by the bashers (and it's easy to hooked by them, I know from experience!)
But it seemed important to remind us all that there is something pretty big starting to take shape. Nothing is a sure thing, but this is sure worth taking a chance on!
Exactly. I'm just focusing on the big easy stuff...
There are so many pieces to this.
CVSU is not a might-be, could-be pinky, with an imaginary product and "potential".
These are all highly successful men, with tremendous connections.
Maybe that's why people are confused. They haven't seen one of these up close for a while.
Wikipedia: Lockheed Martin:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_Martin_Aeronautics
Googe This: "f-22 f-35"
There is so much going on here, and with the world situation what it is, these guys are focusing on AISS because they know it will only grow.
The F-22 is the belle of the ball. Everyone wants it. Japan, Australia, Israel, you name it. The only problem could be the Senate restricting who gets the full model, because it's so advanced and so strategic.
But the headlines are coming out as we speak. Just Google the news on these jets: http://news.google.com/news?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rls=HPIB%2CHPIB%3A2006-18%2CHPIB%3Ae....
With articles such as this one: http://www.pcb007.com/anm/templates/article.aspx?articleid=8914&zoneid=68&v=
At Farnborough just recently, the F22, F35 were "da bomb" apparently!
And CVSU/AISS gets a part of it...and they want to expand
Rufus said I had read into the PRs of the new hires correctly that that was their goal
There is so much going on here, and with the world situation what it is, these guys are focusing on AISS because they know it will only grow.
The F-22 is the belle of the ball. Everyone wants it. Japan, Australia, Israel, you name it. The only problem could be the Senate restricting who gets the full model, because it's so advanced and so strategic.
But the headlines are coming out as we speak. Just Google the news on these jets: http://news.google.com/news?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rls=HPIB%2CHPIB%3A2006-18%2CHPIB%3Ae...
With articles such as this one: http://www.pcb007.com/anm/templates/article.aspx?articleid=8914&zoneid=68&v=
At Farnborough just recently, the F22, F35 were "da bomb" apparently!
And CVSU/AISS gets a part of it...and they want to expand
Rufus said I had read into the PRs of the new hires correctly that that was their goal
GA's Dr. Thomas Menash: be impressed!
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This is who Rufus was raving about yesterday...
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Dr. Thomas Mensah
Chairman
Supercond Technology Inc.
Norcross, Ga.
During the Gulf War, Smart Weapons, including the Patriot missile and laser guided bombs, made a significant difference in the outcome of the confrontation between the United States and Iraq. Dr. Thomas Mensah, inventor, scientist and entrepreneur, is leading the design of such advanced laser guided weapons. He holds seven patents in fiber optics, three on fiber optic guided missile technology and four on manufacturing fiber optics inexpensively. This will impact how we use a fax, electronic banking and other electronic communication.
http://emeagwali.com/african-american/upscale/african-american-inventors.html
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http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/people/pop-up.php?ID=165
Dr Thomas Mensah
Place: Kumasi
Dr. Thomas Mensah, a world renowned inventor with 7 US and worldwide patents in Fiber Optics over a period of six years, was born in 1950 in Kumasi, Ghana.
He won the French Government Fellowship in 1974 to do graduate studies in Chemical Engineering at Montpelier University France, after receiving his undegraduate degree in the same field from UST Kumasi ( 1970-74). Prior to his undergraduate work, Dr. Mensah attended Wesley College practice school, Kumasi and Adisadel college Cape Coast. Dr. Mensah who is fluent in French won the National French competition in Ghana, both at the O Levels (1968) and A Levels 1970. held at Accra.
He holds Ph.D in Chemical Engineering from Montpelier University 1978, and a Certificate in Modeling of Chemical Processes from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. (1977). He has held high level engineering positions in US industry first at Air Products and Chemicals (1980-83), then Corning Glass Works, in Fiber Optics research Sullivan Park, New York 1983-1986, where he built the the fastest Fiber Optics draw and coating process, 50 meters per second. He holds 4 patents for this effort. He joined AT&T Bell laboratories in 1986 and led the the program to develop fiber optic reels used in the guided missile program. This effort led to the development of a system that was successfully deployed at missile speeds up to Mach 1 (The Speed of sound). He received 3 US patents on this technology. Dr. Mensah also Founded the High Tech firm Supercond Technology in Norcross that specializes in Aerospace and Communication products. His firm focuses on advanced structural materials development for Supersonic US Fighter Aircraft like the F-22, the fastest Jet in the World.
On the International level Dr. Mensah is a founding member of the Emerging Technologies area for the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE). He is the first and only black person to serve as the National Chairman of the Materials and Engineering Sciences Division of the AIChE. He has edited two book volumes for AIChE, namely Fiber Optics Engineering, 1987 and Superconductor Engineering, 1992. Dr. Mensah was elected to serve as a Director and member of the Council of Board of Directors of this pre-eminent engineering organization from 1987 -1990. He also served on the visiting committee/Advisory board for Chemical Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology,MIT from 1988 -1992.
As a world expert in the field of advanced materials, Dr. Mensah has worked on specialized projects for NASA (Superconductors for space communications), the US Army (Smart munitions Picatinny Arsenal) and US Department of Energy, (Fiber optics sensors for Highway Traffic monitoring). Dr. Mensah has additional patents pending in some of these areas.
Dr. Mensah has recently led a team in the design and comissioning of one of the worlds most advanced scalable high vacuum, Radio Frequency sputtering system used for fabricating computer chips and other electronic products. His current work include next generation MEMS (Micro Electro Mechanical Systems) and Nano systems Technology. Dr Mensah has other ventures in the US aimed at improving technology transfer to developing nations and enhancing trade such as the African-Ecommerce.Com Corporation ,as well as web based training programs aimed at producing a competitive workforce for the 21 st century using the internet platform.
He is featured in the Marquis Who is Who in Science and Technology, as well as Who is Who in Optical Engineering. Since 1994, A travelling exhibit featuring 100 Black achievers in Science and Technology including Dr. Mensah is shown in major cities in the United States. He is also featured in the Black Inventors traveling exhibit around the world.
Dr. Mensah delivers technical presentations around the world, and has chaired several symposia for the American Institute of Chemical Engineers.
Below are selected publications by Dr. Mensah. 1. T.O. Mensah et al, Radiation Effects on Optical Fibers; Proceedings of the European Conference on Optical Fibers , ECOC, Helsinki, 1987.
2. T.O. Mensah. Enhancement of Strauss secondary flow mixing in thin film commercial reactors. Chemical Engineering Communication Journal, 1985.
3. T.O. Mensah et al Analysis (Finite Element) of Composite Overwrap, Filament wound structures, Proceedings ,Army Research workshop Conference, New Orleans, September, 1994.
4. T.O. Mensah et al Optical Properties of Epitaxial PLT Thin Films, Proceedings of Material Research Society, Annual Conference , Boston ,1995.
5. T.O. Mensah , Editor, Superconductor Engineering, AIChE Symposium Series Book Volume 88, No. 287, 1992.
6. T.O. Mensah, Editor, Fiber Optics Engineering, AIChE Symposium Series , Book Volume 283, 1987.
7 T. O. Mensah, US Patent number 5,035,169 Guided Vehicle System, July 30, 1991.
8. T.O. Mensah, US Patent number 4,692,615, Apparatus for monitoring Tension in a moving fiber, September, 1987.
Great! That's really positive.
These are Heavy Heavy Hitters! A good friend of Wesley Clark? Top brass and a head of AF Procurement? Lockheed Martin executives?
DANG!
For the link on James Klugh stumping for Gen Clark, go to http://scprimary.textamerica.com/details/?r=359947
it's a small blurb, but it says alot.
CVSU/AISS: KEY COLLABORATORS
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Collaborators include major defense contractors, national research centers, federal agencies, and vendors along the supply chain: Boeing, Coalescent Technologies, Concurrent Technology Corporation, Dimensions International, Diversified Machining Services, EDS Corporation, General Dynamics, Ingersoll Milling Machines, MSC Software, Northrop Grumman, Oak Ridge National Laboratories, Sikorsky, and SSAI. (See Primary Market; Other Key Markets)
LOCKHEED MARTIN: MENTOR-PROTÉGÉ
Lockheed Martin and Georgia Aerospace (Co-founding Corporation) have a long-standing relationship under the Department of Defense's Mentor-Protégé Program. The program was established by Washington's National Defense Authorization Act as a mechanism for assisting small businesses in qualifying for Pentagon contracts. Lockheed Martin, the nation's largest defense contractor, chose a subsidiary of Georgia Aerospace as its protégé in 1992. Under those auspices, Georgia Aerospace, Lockheed Martin, Boeing, and Pratt 6 Whitney have worked closely on the world's most technologically-advanced fighter during the Engineering and Manufacturing (EMD) phase. Lockheed Martin has provided invaluable technical training and management support to American International Smart Structure threw its relationship with Georgia Aerospace. As such, the relationship has been an enduring source of knowledge, competencies, and insights that form the basis of existing products and constitute a competitive advantage for American International Smart Structure. (See Preferred Access; Board of Directors).
OPERATIONS
American International Smart Structure has identified two facilities to house its administrative, technology, engineering and manufacturing activities - F/A-22 (Georgia) and F-35 (Texas). The Warner Robins, Georgia facility is a former Boeing operation located in close proximity to Lockheed Aeronautical F/A-22 assembly line. The area has a highly-motivated pool of non-union workers with specialized engineering, information technology, technical skills and security clearances within the aerospace, defense, and information technology industries. Many area workers have been previously employed by Boeing, Northrop Grumman, Raytheon, or the Warner-Robins Air Force Base. The nearby Middle Georgia College trains and certifies workers in aircraft technology and laboratory operations. The business is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.
PRIMARY MARKET: MILITARY AEROSPACE AND ARMAMENTS
Military demand is expected to remain buoyant (over the next 5-10 years) due to heavy spending on (1) force transformation, (2) modernization, and (3) wartime missions necessitated by post-Cold War instability. American International Smart Structure expects to benefit from this trend, along with the secular shift towards composite materials, and market share gains in ancillary markets over the forecast period. Below are anticipated spending levels and compound annual growth rates for the investment accounts - procurement and RDT&E (Research, Development, Testing, and Evaluation).
(this chart best viewed at the link at bottom of this post!)
DEFENSE BUDGET OUTLAYS ($ B N)
FY2004E
FY200SE
FY2006E
FY2007E
FY2008E
FY2009
TOTALS
CAGR
1 AIRCRAFT
22.4
23.4
24.2
26.6
29.8
34.5
138.5
9.02%
2 MISSLES
6.7
7.4
8.6
9.6
10.6
11.6
47.8
11.60%
3 TRACKED VEHICLES
2.2
2.0
1.8
1.8
2.3
3.4
11.3
9.10%
4 SHIPBUILDING AND CONVERSION
10.6
11. 7
11.2
10.1
11.1
12.0
56.1
2.51%
TOTAL PROCUREMENT OUTLAYS
77.7
82.8
83.0
85.4
90.6
100.1
442.0
5.20%
TOTAL RDTE OUTLAYS
60.6
67.5
70.2
71.1
71. 7
71.5
352.0
3.36%
TOTAL INVESTMENT ACCOUNT OUTLAYS
138.8
150.3
153.2
156.5
162.3
171. 6
794.0
4.41%
SOURCE: DEPARTMNENT OF DEFENSE GREENBOOK
http://72.14.203.104/search?q=cache:nLlh9p4HP3wJ:www.waatle.com/1092912.html+CVSU+%22lockheed+martin....
They're GOING PUBLIC. Look at the site.
Let's not waste energy with the morons here.
READ PLEASE!
These guys are closely linked to LOCKHEED MARTIN
If Lockheed Martin gets $800Bn F22, F35 contract, a good percentage (25-33%) of that will come to GA, and AISS
Georgia Aerospace Board of Directors
Mr. Ken Cannestra, Former Pres. Lockheed Aeronautics
Dr. Louis Sullivan, Founder of Morehouse School of Medicine
Dr. Thomas Mensah, (Inventor)
Major General James Klugh, US Army (Ret)
Mr. Felker Ward, Pinnacle Investments Advisors
Mr. Sherman Mullin, Former Pres. Lockheed Martin Advanced Company
Board of Advisors
Gen. Les Lyles (USAF ret), fmr commander Materiel
command, Wright Patterson
AFB.
Mr. Donald Richardson, President AIAA (www.aiaa.org)
Prof. Sathya Hanugud, School of Aerospace Engineering Georgia Tech
Dr. Sidney Harris, Former Dean School of Business Georgia State University
Mr. David Maas, Former Engineering Director Dow-UT
Prof. Kurt Gramoll, Aerospace School University of Okalahoma
Georgia Aerospace Web Site:
http://www.georgiaaerospace.com/
HOMELAND SECURITY
The Pentagon is implementing Network Centric Operations (NCO) which involves linking all means of command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance. Georgia Aerospace Systems, and its subsidiaries, American International Smart Structures are postured to become a major technology provider in Network Centric Operations with products like embedded sensors. The technology will be compatible with the Global Information Grid to provide real time information to the war fighter.
PORT AND MARITIME SECURITY
Georgia Aerospace has partnered with ABS Consulting,(American Bureau of Shipping) to integrate Advanced Port Security software into its products and sensors. Georgia Aerospace sensor systems can monitor sensitive areas in the port, monitor cargo and containers providing , Real time intelligence on container disposition.
AIRPORT SECURITY
Georgia Aerospace security systems and software are used for next generation airport security:
* Advanced systems for monitoring restricted access points.
*Techniques for speeding searches and reducing airport screening times.
The company is leading a program to enhance Nuclear radiation detection in carry on luggage etc.
SENSOR TECHNOLOGY
Advanced Novel sensor technology
RF Tag sensors fabrication and integration
MEMS sensors fabrication and integration
Advanced fiber optic sensors
Georgia Aerospace will go PUBLIC!
Guys..stop feeding the trolls, and look at the Georgia Aerospace website.
http://www.georgiaaerospace.com/
Go to the far right, where it says "Investor Relations"
try clicking on "stock chart"...nothing happens right? Doesn't happen, because there is no stock for Georgia Aerospace YET.
There are big things afoot.
Ignore those guys. Focus!!!
GA's John Klugh, friend of Wesley Clark
Maj Gen John Klugh, Board member of Georgia Aerospace,, and Winner of a Lifetime Achievement Award, is a good friend of Gen Wesley Clark
As Rufus said..it's who you know
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From 2004 election campaign, while Wesley Clark was running for President:
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Clark's longtime friend
Maj. Gen. (Ret.) James R. Klugh stumps for fellow retired Gen. Wesley Clark at South Carolina State University in Orangeburg. Klugh says "Clark is a positive leader ... and he is willing to give 100 percent to the campaign." Klugh, from Greenwood, spent more than 30 years in the Army and is a longtime friend of Clark's. About 20 students showed up to listen.
Check the Georgia Aerospace Site:
http://www.georgiaaerospace.com/
HOMELAND SECURITY
The Pentagon is implementing Network Centric Operations (NCO) which involves linking all means of command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance. Georgia Aerospace Systems, and its subsidiaries, American International Smart Structures are postured to become a major technology provider in Network Centric Operations with products like embedded sensors. The technology will be compatible with the Global Information Grid to provide real time information to the war fighter.
PORT AND MARITIME SECURITY
Georgia Aerospace has partnered with ABS Consulting,(American Bureau of Shipping) to integrate Advanced Port Security software into its products and sensors. Georgia Aerospace sensor systems can monitor sensitive areas in the port, monitor cargo and containers providing , Real time intelligence on container disposition.
AIRPORT SECURITY
Georgia Aerospace security systems and software are used for next generation airport security:
* Advanced systems for monitoring restricted access points.
*Techniques for speeding searches and reducing airport screening times.
The company is leading a program to enhance Nuclear radiation detection in carry on luggage etc.
SENSOR TECHNOLOGY
Advanced Novel sensor technology
RF Tag sensors fabrication and integration
MEMS sensors fabrication and integration
Advanced fiber optic sensors
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Australia: We Must have the F/A 22...
It's the fighter we have to have
Hugh White
July 19, 2006
Everything the critics say about the Joint Strike Fighter is probably true. It will cost more than we expected, it will not perform as well as we hoped, it will be delivered late and we will not be told as much as we'd like about how the aircraft's software really works. But it is still probably the best new combat aircraft for Australia.
The fighter is being developed by the United States in collaboration with Britain, Canada and half a dozen European countries. All have put their money on the fighter because it is the only aircraft on the market that fits their needs, at a price they can realistically afford.
Blame the end of the Cold War and the mind-boggling costs of developing new fighters. Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, only the US is investing in new fighter technology and it is building only two new types of fighter. The Joint Strike Fighter is one; the other is the high-performance, super-expensive F-22.
Meanwhile, older aircraft with 1970s technology - what the experts call "fourth-generation" fighters - have spread around the world, especially in Asia. Many of these, including the ex-Soviet Sukhois and MiGs, are a close match to Australia's 1980s-vintage F/A-18s.
When we bought them they gave us a comfortable "technology edge" over almost any possible adversary. Now we are losing that edge as the Sukhois and the MiGs move in.
That is very serious for our defence posture. Although the army does most of the work in lower-level operations such as East Timor, our air combat capability would be the most important element of our military in the event of a more serious regional conflict.
The F-18s and the even older F-111 long-range bombers are simply wearing out. The question is whether we replace them with a "new" version of the same old fourth-generation technology, such as an updated F/A-18, or whether we move to the next, fifth-generation aircraft.
The biggest difference is stealth.
Modern air combat is an incredibly lethal business. Missiles are now so good that once an enemy has detected your aircraft, your chances of escaping are very low. So the key to success - and survival - is to make yourself as hard to find as possible, so you can detect an adversary and fire your missile first.
To retain our traditional air combat edge in Asia, Australia needs to move to a fifth-generation stealthy fighter. And there are only two fifth-generation fighters on the market - the Joint Strike Fighter and the F-22.
The F-22 is undoubtedly a remarkable aeroplane. At somewhere over $150 million, it ought to be. It is now combat-ready and entering service, while the Joint Strike Fighter still has a long way to go before it is available and faces serious technical and performance problems. Fixing those problems means production delays and higher prices. Originally the fighter, at about $60 million, was expected to be less than half the cost of an F-22. Now it may end up at two-thirds the cost. Why shouldn't Australia switch to the F-22?
Labor's Defence spokesman, Robert McClelland, has suggested Australia buy a squadron of F-22s - say 25 aircraft - to sustain our air combat edge until the Joint Strike Fighter becomes available. It's worth exploring. But the big issue remains money.
Running a mixed fleet of Joint Strike Fighters and F-22s would be much more expensive than operating JSFs alone - probably to the tune of hundreds of millions of dollars a year.
Buying an F-22 fleet would mean Australia would need to spend a lot more money, or buy many fewer aircraft. It's not clear there is more money to be had, and buying fewer aircraft is a bad idea. We need to be careful not to trade quantity for quality to the extent that we end up with a bijou air force, with superb aircraft but with too few of them to carry strategic weight.
The Joint Strike Fighter will not be a perfect aircraft for Australia, but at the moment it is still probably the only fighter on the market good enough to keep us at the forefront of regional air power, and cheap enough for us to afford the number we need. I fear we are stuck with it.
Hugh White is a visiting fellow at the Lowy Institute and professor of strategic studies at the Australian National University.
http://www.smh.com.au/news/opinion/its-the-fighter-we-have-to-have/2006/07/18/1153166377689.html?pag...
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Aren't you concerned about dillution? I had a biblical cartload of BKMP, and held it for a good long time. It makes no sense to me that such a great company, the top sports network now in Canada, cannot seem to hold it's value above .0009 cents?
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