mick silver
26th May 2016, 09:44 AM
US Arms Industry Dead: World Bought American Weapons, Stole the Technology By Ian Greenhalgh (http://www.veteranstoday.com/author/iangreenhalgh/) on May 25, 2016 It's not hard to keep up with the latest US developments if you've stolen the underlying technology
http://www.veteranstoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/dvyruwej9iyofd3jrmkv.jpg (http://www.veteranstoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/dvyruwej9iyofd3jrmkv.jpg)Chinese fifth gen stealth fighter – Chengdu J-20 – built using stolen US technology
If this story is accurate and the US arms industry is dead, then the implications are dire indeed for Americans as there is precious little industry other than arms making left in the USA – it is a warfare economy. Given the continual over budget, behind schedule and riddled with flaws nature of pretty much every large project in recent memory, be it the B-1 Lancer, the F-111, the B-2 Spirit, the piece of junk F-35, the highly agile piece of junk F-22 or a dozen other projects, they always end up costing far too much, entering service too late and needing years of bugfixing before they work properly.
The reason behind this sorry record is simple – big-time corruption, trillions of misappropriated, stolen dollars gone who knows where and spent on who knows what with the only certainties being that the money went elsewhere than where it should have and was used to further an agenda other than the public interest and the defense of the nation. Then there is the whole issue of espionage from the inside by those who have split loyalties and citizenships who have stolen so much, most of which ends up on the international bazaar in Tel-Aviv where such intelligence shares the shelves with WMDs and pret-a-porter terrorist groups can be bought straight off the peg (armed with US weapons as an optional extra).
This is where the Chinese bought the blueprints for their stealth fighter that looks suspiciously like it rolled out of the Skunkworks and the North Koreans pick up their slightly shop-soiled nukes on the cheap (stolen from US stocks, so guaranteed American-made quality). All those US taxpayers stolen trillions have thus been turned into shekels to line the pockets of the international criminal cabal.
http://www.veteranstoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/1ZYn06j.jpg (http://www.veteranstoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/1ZYn06j.jpg)Spot the difference – one is an American F-35, the other is the Chinese J-20 knockoff
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Sputnik News
US Arms Industry Dead: World Bought American Weapons, Stole the Technology (http://sputniknews.com/news/20160526/1040261112/obama-lockheed-boeing-defense-trade.html#ixzz49inkyKub)The expansion of American arms exports leaves the military-industrial complex at risk of being overtaken by countries who scooped up defense secrets without the cost of research and development.
On Tuesday, US defense industry analysts offered a report claiming that American military contractors will be overtaken in coming years by defense contractors in Israel, South Korea, and Brazil, marking an end to Western dominance over war profiteering.
The report, “Dynamics of International Military Modernization 2016,” authored by Daniel Yoon and Doug Berenson from Beltway consultants Avascent blamed American military exports for the market threat, as countries buy arms at a cut rate to back-engineer US weapons technology.
“In many cases, these emerging players developed through diffused technology via prior export arrangements with Western suppliers, often through offset requirements and domestic industry participation,” stated the report. In layman’s terms, foreign countries purchase US arms to steal American know-how, avoiding the burdensome taxpayer-subsidized cost of research and development.
The development occurs as the US military-industrial complex has shifted its focus toward exporting weapons to tyrannical regimes throughout the world, as a means to offset reductions in the size of the American war machine following the drawdown in Iraq and Afghanistan. According to the report, “in 2010, only 17% of defense equipment manufactured in the US was exported; by 2015, that number jumped dramatically to 34%.”
US weapons-manufacturing expertise has been suggested as being in decline primarily due to Washington’s reticence to engage in war, opting instead to be the Walmart of weapon retailers for the world.
The situation is exacerbated by the Obama Administration’s trigger-happy approach to sell arms, often including troubling “offset requirements” making it easier for the nascent domestic defense industries of countries to “absorb suppliers’ technical expertise.”
In addition to the rapid growth of weapons manufacturing expertise in Israel, South Korea, and Brazil, the US contends with other leading arms exporters, including Russia and China, who offer high-end military technology. Analysts also suggest that the American military-industrial complex will soon forfeit market share to other nations, including Japan and India.
The report claimed that Israel may soon become the world’s premier supplier of radar, missile, and drone technology, noting that the country’s unmanned aerial vehicles are competitive with US hardware.
South Korea looks to make its mark in air superiority with the development of an indigenous fighter jet and a next generation T-50 design. In addition to the aerospace field, South Korea excels in the production of destroyers, frigates, amphibious assault vehicles, and assault submarines, the report said.
Brazil, by contrast, looked to occupy the lower-tech echelons of the market, at a cut-rate price exploiting a niche in light attack aircraft thanks to a partnership with Saab to produce the Gripen fighter.
American military superiority is thought to be endangered by the growing export of defense technology throughout the world, leading some analysts to worry about the future of the US weapons industry, and the safety and security of the country.
http://www.veteranstoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/dvyruwej9iyofd3jrmkv.jpg (http://www.veteranstoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/dvyruwej9iyofd3jrmkv.jpg)Chinese fifth gen stealth fighter – Chengdu J-20 – built using stolen US technology
If this story is accurate and the US arms industry is dead, then the implications are dire indeed for Americans as there is precious little industry other than arms making left in the USA – it is a warfare economy. Given the continual over budget, behind schedule and riddled with flaws nature of pretty much every large project in recent memory, be it the B-1 Lancer, the F-111, the B-2 Spirit, the piece of junk F-35, the highly agile piece of junk F-22 or a dozen other projects, they always end up costing far too much, entering service too late and needing years of bugfixing before they work properly.
The reason behind this sorry record is simple – big-time corruption, trillions of misappropriated, stolen dollars gone who knows where and spent on who knows what with the only certainties being that the money went elsewhere than where it should have and was used to further an agenda other than the public interest and the defense of the nation. Then there is the whole issue of espionage from the inside by those who have split loyalties and citizenships who have stolen so much, most of which ends up on the international bazaar in Tel-Aviv where such intelligence shares the shelves with WMDs and pret-a-porter terrorist groups can be bought straight off the peg (armed with US weapons as an optional extra).
This is where the Chinese bought the blueprints for their stealth fighter that looks suspiciously like it rolled out of the Skunkworks and the North Koreans pick up their slightly shop-soiled nukes on the cheap (stolen from US stocks, so guaranteed American-made quality). All those US taxpayers stolen trillions have thus been turned into shekels to line the pockets of the international criminal cabal.
http://www.veteranstoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/1ZYn06j.jpg (http://www.veteranstoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/1ZYn06j.jpg)Spot the difference – one is an American F-35, the other is the Chinese J-20 knockoff
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Sputnik News
US Arms Industry Dead: World Bought American Weapons, Stole the Technology (http://sputniknews.com/news/20160526/1040261112/obama-lockheed-boeing-defense-trade.html#ixzz49inkyKub)The expansion of American arms exports leaves the military-industrial complex at risk of being overtaken by countries who scooped up defense secrets without the cost of research and development.
On Tuesday, US defense industry analysts offered a report claiming that American military contractors will be overtaken in coming years by defense contractors in Israel, South Korea, and Brazil, marking an end to Western dominance over war profiteering.
The report, “Dynamics of International Military Modernization 2016,” authored by Daniel Yoon and Doug Berenson from Beltway consultants Avascent blamed American military exports for the market threat, as countries buy arms at a cut rate to back-engineer US weapons technology.
“In many cases, these emerging players developed through diffused technology via prior export arrangements with Western suppliers, often through offset requirements and domestic industry participation,” stated the report. In layman’s terms, foreign countries purchase US arms to steal American know-how, avoiding the burdensome taxpayer-subsidized cost of research and development.
The development occurs as the US military-industrial complex has shifted its focus toward exporting weapons to tyrannical regimes throughout the world, as a means to offset reductions in the size of the American war machine following the drawdown in Iraq and Afghanistan. According to the report, “in 2010, only 17% of defense equipment manufactured in the US was exported; by 2015, that number jumped dramatically to 34%.”
US weapons-manufacturing expertise has been suggested as being in decline primarily due to Washington’s reticence to engage in war, opting instead to be the Walmart of weapon retailers for the world.
The situation is exacerbated by the Obama Administration’s trigger-happy approach to sell arms, often including troubling “offset requirements” making it easier for the nascent domestic defense industries of countries to “absorb suppliers’ technical expertise.”
In addition to the rapid growth of weapons manufacturing expertise in Israel, South Korea, and Brazil, the US contends with other leading arms exporters, including Russia and China, who offer high-end military technology. Analysts also suggest that the American military-industrial complex will soon forfeit market share to other nations, including Japan and India.
The report claimed that Israel may soon become the world’s premier supplier of radar, missile, and drone technology, noting that the country’s unmanned aerial vehicles are competitive with US hardware.
South Korea looks to make its mark in air superiority with the development of an indigenous fighter jet and a next generation T-50 design. In addition to the aerospace field, South Korea excels in the production of destroyers, frigates, amphibious assault vehicles, and assault submarines, the report said.
Brazil, by contrast, looked to occupy the lower-tech echelons of the market, at a cut-rate price exploiting a niche in light attack aircraft thanks to a partnership with Saab to produce the Gripen fighter.
American military superiority is thought to be endangered by the growing export of defense technology throughout the world, leading some analysts to worry about the future of the US weapons industry, and the safety and security of the country.