Boeing Gets Rejected on GBSD
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Boeing learns Northrop has rejected teaming offer, and discusses the issue amongst the leadership team
| 00:00 - 00:03 | Northrop Grumman has informed us they plan to announce their GBSD team at AFA |
| 00:04 - 00:05 | Lockheed, General Dynamics |
| 00:05 - 00:07 | Collins, Aerojet, Textron, Honeywell |
| 00:08 - 00:12 | L3Harris, Parsons, BRPH, and Clark Construction |
| 00:12 - 00:15 | They're calling it a "nationwide" team, since it brings together the best in industry and the work is favorably distributed |
| 00:17 - 00:19 | Strong team they've put together for us |
| 00:19 - 00:21 | So I guess we just have to decide if we're going to be the prime, or a major sub... |
| 00:24 - 00:26 | Dennis... |
| 00:27 - 00:28 | Northrop... |
| 00:31 - 00:33 | Northrop has rejected our offer to team |
| 00:34 - 00:36 | They're priming this "nationwide" team themselves and have the Air Force's support |
| 00:53 - 00:58 | Everyone leave the room, except for Leanne and the Defense guys |
| 01:13 - 01:15 | Are you fucking kidding me? |
| 01:15 - 01:17 | Again, with Northrop, are you fucking kidding me? |
| 01:18 - 01:23 | You said our no-bid threat would force GBSD into our hands! |
| 01:25 - 01:28 | Northrop and the Air Force would have no choice other than bring us in |
| 01:29 - 01:31 | You said without Boeing this wasn't a strong competition |
| 01:31 - 01:34 | We'd argue this program was too important to sole-source!!! |
| 01:34 - 01:37 | The Air Force couldn't stomach Northrop having so much of the triad - you said! |
| 01:37 - 01:40 | Which wouldn't be the case if we hadn't handed them the bomber!!! |
| 01:40 - 01:42 | Dennis, we're arguing unless Boeing is on the team, the nation will be deprived of the best solution |
| 01:42 - 01:46 | Are you serious? "Deprived of the best solution"? We're Boeing, not Google!!! |
| 01:46 - 01:48 | Dennis, we're arguing a Boeing "national team" will deliver two years faster |
| 01:48 - 01:52 | You think anyone will believe that? After all the shit we've fucked up!!! |
| 01:53 - 01:54 | They'll know we're lying!!! |
| 01:56 - 01:57 | We lost this competition two years ago |
| 01:57 - 02:00 | When Northrop bought Orbital ATK, and the solid rocket motors |
| 02:00 - 02:03 | Northrop could deliver GBSD cheaper cause they'd eliminate the fee-on-fee for the motors |
| 02:04 - 02:08 | But you said we could buy-in again, take an initial dive, "T-X" them! |
| 02:08 - 02:13 | Offset early losses with the commercial cash machine |
| 02:14 - 02:16 | And make up for it in spades by gouging the Air Force in sustainment!!! |
| 02:17 - 02:21 | You said our ability to take massive losses in development was our biggest competitive strength!!! |
| 02:27 - 02:29 | But the MAX shitshow turned off our ATM |
| 02:30 - 02:34 | We're hemorrhaging cash. We can't buy programs right now. |
| 02:34 - 02:36 | Like we did with T-X, and MQ-25!!! |
| 02:41 - 02:42 | Without cash from commercial... |
| 02:43 - 02:47 | we are completely fucked and have no cover! |
| 02:48 - 02:53 | The KC-46 continues to be a goddamn mess |
| 02:54 - 02:56 | It'll take us years to fix all of our dumb mistakes |
| 02:56 - 02:59 | Now the plane can't even haul cargo, people!!? |
| 03:00 - 03:02 | We can't engineer ourselves out of a cardboard box!!!! |
| 03:04 - 03:07 | Don't worry, Loren Thompson can put out an op-ed |
| 03:14 - 03:16 | We could've bought Orbital ATK too, you know |
| 03:19 - 03:23 | Would've been helpful on the ULA front too. Classic vertical integration. |
| 03:25 - 03:26 | But you guys wanted to buy Liquid Robotics... |
| 03:31 - 03:33 | A company making random ass, unmanned surfboards |
| 03:40 - 03:46 | When T-X and MQ-25 hit the fan, we're gonna need better excuses |
| 03:46 - 03:49 | Successes we can point to... |
| 03:53 - 03:56 | Maybe we can highlight us benefiting from the Air Force's most backward ideas...new F-15s, re-engining B-52s |
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