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11-25-2016, 08:42 PM | #1 | ||
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Canada got Smart
Canada has lost patience with the F-35 boondoggle and opted for the F/A-18 Super Hornets.
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11-27-2016, 12:50 PM | #2 | ||
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'Boondoggle' isn't a word you're likely to hear on this side of the Atlantic, but in the case of the F-35 I can't think of a better one.
I looked at the BAe Systems site to find that the company has a '13-15% workshare of each aircraft'. I wonder how they measure that? It seems to boil down to manufacture of the rear fuselage and tail assembly, and crew escape systems. The ever reliable Wikipedia says: Quote:
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Well, HMG wouldn't want to upset the long suffering British taxpayer, would it? However much money we fling at the F-35, the US taxpayer will probably have to stump up four or five times our contribution. Not an enviable position to be in.
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