many parts for military aircraft are multinational for NATO and other
treaty reasons. some  of our  aircraft can even operate with switched
engines (with a bit of additional work)  so that a british/german/other
variety is the same as the US version or the other way around.  some
of the same  is done when boeing or whoever sells airplanes to a
country.  sometimes it is a package deal of you buy six airplanes and
we will put a plant of some kind in your country.
jimt
On Monday, Nov 4, 2002, at 10:33 America/Denver, David Brodbeck wrote:

> On Mon, 4 Nov 2002, G.M.Bulley wrote:
>
>> But when it comes to aircraft engines, taxpayers have to continue to
>> pay
>> the high dollar for these so ornery American workers can have their
>> $25/hour jobs while Romanians will happily do the same work for $25 a
>> day??? Puh-leeze.
>
> You don't think there are serious issues with depending for our
> national
> defense on items made overseas?
>