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In article <3897...@news.together.net>, "Jumper" <Jum...@wcescrp.com> writes:

>> >I noticed the following in alt.games.wing-commander, posted by
>> >edf...@openlink.com.br (Ed Filho):
>> >
>> >> On Sun, 23 Jan 2000 23:05:01 GMT, noh...@radparker.com (Death) wrote:
>> >> >The F-18 does, but the F-22 doesn't.  Slip of the memory on the
>> >> >former.  Latter was confirmed by hitting the Boeing site, where you
>> >> >can get info on stuff they're involved with.
>> >>
>> >> Humm, no gun. Then why every asshole who make a F22 game include a gun
>> >> in it? Gosh.
>
>Seeing as I hit "Reply" instead of "Reply to Group" last time and sent my
>reply to Ed only, here it is again:
>
>If I get this right, you (Death really) are saying the F-22 has no gun. That
>is totally wrong. Boeing is *not* the main manufacturer on the F-22,
>Lockheed-Martin is. The F-22 Raptor is equipped with an integral M61 cannon
>armed with 480 rounds. Making a combat plane with no gun is totally stupid,
>no one would ever do that. The games had it right. F-22 Lightning 3 even had
>the right number of rounds. I got this information out of a book on the F-22
>which is sitting two feet in front of me, so don't tell me I'm wrong and the
>Boeing site is right. They don't mention the gun because they don't even
>make that part of the plane. The gun is in the foreward fuselage, which is
>built by Lockheed at it's Marietta and Fort Worth facilities. Boeing builds
>the rear fuselage and parts of the wings. Hm...let me put in a web link to
>prove myself right, lest I be flamed:
>
>http://www.lmtas.com/News/Press/F22/f22pr000110.html

Well, speaking of which. Which governement agancy actually manages such sales?
I mean, like if a neutral nation wanted to buy a certain fighter plane, what
government agancy manages such a sale or decides what type of equipment is
illegal? Is there some laws set down to prevent such sales; or an oversight
commitees that decides for them? 
  I've heard that there is an Office of Technology Transfers, but know little
about it. Or of it's jurisdictions. Can anyone fill me in on this? 

>There.


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