F-35 Joint Strike Fighter News, Videos and pics Thread
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kwaigonegin
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re: F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Thread
Brat, for what it's worth....
this model of a UK F-35B is shown at the Paris Air Show 2005 carrying a pair of Storm Shadow air-to-surface missiles, a pair of Meteor air-to-air missiles underwing, and an ASRAAM in the open weapons bay.
Pointblank
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An article is published today in my Dutch center right newspaper saying that the Dutch ministry of defense is in trouble because there will be only money to buy 56 F-35's, which is not enough for its hoped for expeditions against countries in Asia or Africa. And that is assuming that nothing drastic happens with the economy and the currency. On the other hand they don't want to leave the program as was asked by a parliamentary motion a few months ago.
An article is published today in my Dutch center right newspaper saying that the Dutch ministry of defense is in trouble because there will be only money to buy 56 F-35's, which is not enough for its hoped for expeditions against countries in Asia or Africa. And that is assuming that nothing drastic happens with the economy and the currency. On the other hand they don't want to leave the program as was asked by a parliamentary motion a few months ago.
Equation
Lieutenant General
re: F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Thread
Well they just got to buy what they can for now. Hopefully with full mass production the F-35 prices can be reduce at a later time.
Well they just got to buy what they can for now. Hopefully with full mass production the F-35 prices can be reduce at a later time.
re: F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Thread
They can only buy 56 of them if full mass production leads to sufficiently lower prices. Otherwise it will be even less, perhaps to few to be useful. Gripen anyone?
re: F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Thread
Well if the electronics and countermeasures on the F-35 are anything close to being as capable as claimed, even a few will be most helpfull, and hopefully with regime change here in November, the world economy will follow suit and the name of the game will be rebound! Can't wait for Bro BHO to return to Chitown permanently!
Well if the electronics and countermeasures on the F-35 are anything close to being as capable as claimed, even a few will be most helpfull, and hopefully with regime change here in November, the world economy will follow suit and the name of the game will be rebound! Can't wait for Bro BHO to return to Chitown permanently!
Pointblank
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re: F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Thread
With an anticipated long production run (probably running into a decade or longer), the Dutch could place a top up order in a few years afterwords.
With an anticipated long production run (probably running into a decade or longer), the Dutch could place a top up order in a few years afterwords.
asif iqbal
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re: F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Thread
well im not going to get into UK deals regarding F35 but looks like the final tally will be finalised after the defence review in 2015
i think we might not get the 138 planned, also UK gave US Harrier technology to help develop F35 in addition to the sale of our own Harriers at knock down price to US Marines
now they are saying they want to replace Typhoons with F35??? total scam!
well im not going to get into UK deals regarding F35 but looks like the final tally will be finalised after the defence review in 2015
i think we might not get the 138 planned, also UK gave US Harrier technology to help develop F35 in addition to the sale of our own Harriers at knock down price to US Marines
now they are saying they want to replace Typhoons with F35??? total scam!
re: F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Thread
That ain't gonna happen and it is a total scam, folks talking just to hear their lips flap. Anyway, I still think the F-35C might operate well off the ramp, and it wouldn't surprise me to see, USN and the Royal Navy co-op on getting the F-35C carrier qualled on the QE, now I know someone will tell me I'm wrong, am I?
That ain't gonna happen and it is a total scam, folks talking just to hear their lips flap. Anyway, I still think the F-35C might operate well off the ramp, and it wouldn't surprise me to see, USN and the Royal Navy co-op on getting the F-35C carrier qualled on the QE, now I know someone will tell me I'm wrong, am I?