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The main reason they did this was to stick one to the French…
The main reason they did this was to stick one to the French…
Wow, amazing number of F-35s now ‘in service’.
Canada has a competition on, candidates include F-35, Super Hornet, and Gripen. Canada had been keen on the F-35 for datalink with F-22s, so each of US and Canada near AK-YT border need only launch one fighter each because with ability to datalink maps each could back the other up. Canada already has the original F-18 in service, is now refurbishing some used ones from Australia to keep the fleet going until the new choice is in service.
Odd that the F-35 was least expensive option - has Switzerland already put money into the F-35 program? I recall Canada did.