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From: phl@attunix.att.com (Philip Listowsky)
Newsgroups: sci.military
Subject: Re: US Naval Forces in Gulf, Air Nat'l Gaurd units.
Message-ID: <1990Aug22.025455.16540@cbnews.att.com>
Date: 22 Aug 90 02:54:55 GMT
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From: phl@attunix.att.com (Philip Listowsky)
In article <1990Aug15.032421.26794@cbnews.att.com>, macko@police.rutgers.edu (Peter C. Macko) writes:
> 
>   Finally, I have a question of my own.  A few years ago I heard about
> Israel's plan to build a state of the art fighter called the Lahvi??
> (I don't remember the exact spelling).  I also heard that there was
> considerable pressure to cancel that project.  Supposedly this fighter
> would be able to outperform even America's best.  In addition it was
> supposed to contain the most advanced electronic warfare capability in
> the world.  A tough order, but then if anybody can do it, it would 
> probably be the Israelis.  Does anybody on the net know its current status? 
> 

the Lavi (I.A.F. order for 300 Lavis) was cancelled due to lack of money
for completing R&D and especially lack of $$ for production.

The lack of money was due to:
1) $$ needed for other IDF projects
2) US manufacturers (my personal opinion) not being terribly anxious
   to lobby the pentagon for a potential competitor (not to mention
   the fact that they get to produce and fill that 300 craft need
   with their own stuff.

I was hoping that Grumman or some one else would either co-produce
or take over (-: Lavi production as it looked to be a damn good plane
that we could use in our U.S. arsenal. Oh Well.


Currently there are two flying Lavi prototypes being used a testbeds
for misc. jet fighter stuff. (two that I know of from photos in
Aviation Week).


Followups on the Lavi should probably change the "Subject" header.

Phil