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I never have been a fan of new stuff with warranties.. but never went this far...

US-Funded Afghan C-27s Scrapped for 6 Cents Per Pound

WASHINGTON -- Most of the C-27 transport aircraft given to the Afghanistan military as part of a failed $486 million Defense Department program were locally scrapped for just $32,000, federal auditors said Thursday.

"It has come to my attention that the 16 G222s at Kabul were recently towed to the far side of the airport and scrapped.

"I was also informed that an Afghan construction company paid approximately 6 cents a pound for the scrapped planes, which came to a total of $32,000."

The DoD ended the C-27 program in March 2013 after the Afghans could not maintain the aircraft or find spare parts. SIGAR launched an investigation in December.

The Pentagon should explain why alternatives to scrapping the aircraft were not pursued, such as flying the planes out of Afghanistan and reselling them abroad, Sopko said.

"What efforts were made to return the aircraft to the manufacturer or to obtain a refund?" he wrote.

The watchdog also wants to know whether any of the parts remain intact and maybe be recoverable.

"I am concerned that the officials responsible for planning and executing the scrapping of the planes may not have considered other possible alternatives in order to salvage taxpayer dollars," he wrote.

I guess they can park the Russian made helicopters over on that side of the airport as well.. :shock: :? :???:
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