🇺🇸🇨🇦🇩🇪 Canada & Germany May Cancel F-35 Purchase from US
Canada and Germany are reportedly considering canceling their planned acquisition of F-35 fighter jets from the US due to uncertainty about the reliability of the partnership with the US.
Canada and Germany are reportedly considering canceling their planned acquisition of F-35 fighter jets from the US due to uncertainty about the reliability of the partnership with the US.
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Buy mirage / Gripen. Research. Together with Canada?
The Rafale is more pricey to maintain than even the super-Gripen (E/F version). Furthermore, SAAB has been desperate for more orders for the Gripen so discounts may be easier. Finally, you may get a build/delivery slot sooner than with Dassault.
Write an officially signed letter, inform public.
Wait for Trumps reaction, dont take notice. Next one.
Considering the US has built back doors into all their systems (just look at what's happening to Ukraine) the US military industrial complex can't be trusted.
Buy anything else.
”The United States is a reliable ally with whom Finland has very close bilateral relations. It is also in the United States' interest that Europe's defense capability is as strong as possible…”
You can't trust the #USA ever again!
I don't think chinese J20 are an option.
It is an existential crisis - the barbarians are at the gates!
Remember how fast things happened during Covid and how quickly our bureaucratic processes were improved*?
*ymmv depending upon jurisdiction.
But hey, the people who work on those plants, probably voted for this.
FAFO
It simply costs too much.
I know pilots love the thing, though.
It's ironic how Ukraine was the biggest showcase of American military hardware on the planet ever, but that counts for nothing now.
And go to the computer. Create a Eurofighter 2.