Boeing propone .....

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Boeing intende lanciare sul mercato africano il C-40A 'Clipper' ..... una versione militare del 737 BBJ .....

Boeing C-40 Clipper ..... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_C-40_Clipper



..... una mossa che oserei definire 'azzardata' alla luce della disponibilità (attuale, imminente o prossimo-futura) di modelli quali il C-130J, lo A400M e, bisogna pur tenerne conto, il KC-390 ..... solo per citare quelli di origine occidentale .....

As Boeing C-17 production winds down next year, company officials have revived a global marketing campaign to sell a military version of the 737-based Boeing Business Jet that can haul passengers and cargo.
The C-40A Clipper entered service in 2001 with the US Navy, with 13 delivered to date.
The commercial version, designated the 737-700C, has also been ordered by three airlines, with three delivered to date.
Now Boeing is marketing the military variant as an alternative to the Lockheed Martin C-130J Hercules in Africa and other developing markets, says Paul Oliver, vice-president of Boeing International for the Middle East and Africa.

..... salvo poi ammettere .....

Oliver concedes the C-40A is not a tactical airlifter, so it is unable to land on unimproved runways or perform aerial drops of cargo or paratroops.

Fonte ..... "Boeing promotes 737-derived C-40A in Africa" .....
http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articl ... ca-403904/

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Boeing propone ..... un'altra versione militare del 737-700 BBJ ..... ma non è sola .....

Boeing is now proposing the 737-700 Boeing Business Jet for the emerging U.S. Air Force JStars (Joint Surveillance and Target Attack Radar System) replacement program.
Eyeing the same requirement, meanwhile, Northrop Grumman has been flying a smaller, company-owned Gulfstream G550 development aircraft.
The Air Force is expected to issue a formal request for proposal soon, in a hurry-up effort that aims to replace the 19 aging current JStars (a Boeing 707 derivative) beginning in 2022.
Five of those aircraft will be retired in FY2016 to help fund the replacement.
A plan to re-engine them was abandoned.

Fonte ..... "Boeing, Northrop Grumman Propose JStars Replacements" .....
http://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/ ... placements
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