Dave
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A “lot less”?
A quick look shows the F-15EX at $29k per hour and the F-35 at $30k per hour. In US military budgets that is small change lost down the couch.
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A “lot less”?
A quick look shows the F-15EX at $29k per hour and the F-35 at $30k per hour. In US military budgets that is small change lost down the couch.
It probably adds up when you considered those savings over a timeframe of decades.
Dave
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That relates to the service life rather than the operating cost. I didn’t look into whether any increases in service life are planned, but bearing in mind the F-35 has a stealth coating that degrades its likely always going to have a lower life span than a conventional skinned jet.
Of course in a real shooting war the service life of the F-15EX is likely to be a lot less than a F-22 or F-35…
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The pictures here are eye opening regarding that coating...
The F-35C's Radar-Absorbent Skin Is Looking Pretty Rough After Months At Sea
F-35Cs have become covered in rusty-looking deposits on their first operational carrier cruise.
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Dave
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What a strange person. So the solution is to stop building cutting edge aircraft and instead build shipyards?
I’d like to know what his expertise is, he’s only got 700 followers and from a quick look none of them seem to be industry experts.
Dave
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The Greeks are looking to buy F-35s now
WASHINGTON, January 26, 2024 - The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Greece of F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Conventional Take Off and Landing (CTOL) aircraft and related equipment for an estimated cost of $8.6 billion. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today.
The Government of Greece has requested to buy up to forty (40) F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Conventional Take Off and Landing (CTOL) aircraft; and forty-two (42) Pratt & Whitney F135-PW-100 engines (40 installed, 2 spares).
WASHINGTON, January 26, 2024 - The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Greece of F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Conventional Take Off and Landing (CTOL) aircraft and related equipment for an estimated cost of $8.6 billion. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today.
The Government of Greece has requested to buy up to forty (40) F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Conventional Take Off and Landing (CTOL) aircraft; and forty-two (42) Pratt & Whitney F135-PW-100 engines (40 installed, 2 spares).
supersunbird
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The Greeks are looking to buy F-35s now
WASHINGTON, January 26, 2024 - The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Greece of F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Conventional Take Off and Landing (CTOL) aircraft and related equipment for an estimated cost of $8.6 billion. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today.
The Government of Greece has requested to buy up to forty (40) F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Conventional Take Off and Landing (CTOL) aircraft; and forty-two (42) Pratt & Whitney F135-PW-100 engines (40 installed, 2 spares).
Turkey will be miffed.
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Well they kinda picked the S-400 system over the F-35.
Dave
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One of those events in line for a mistake of the century award…
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Why would you want to buy an F35 when you can't fly in heavy rain and if struck by lightning could explode.
It's a massive fail.
It's a massive fail.
ToxicBunny
Oi! Leave me out of this...
Yeah, all the Western countries are stupid to buy the F-35... its a shyte plane and USA can't engineer fsck all anymore.
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Let me tell you about the S-400 missile battery that Turkey bought instead... I also have a horse to sell you
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Have you guys just got a general America-is-the-bestest-ever-at-everything attitude or you just ignorant on the topic?
I have been aware of this issue for a long time and I don't follow this sort of thing, so I really don't know why you aren't aware of this massive failure.
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ToxicBunny
Oi! Leave me out of this...
No, we just have a general poke fun at the stupid bullshyte you post.
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You're real smart for such a dumbass.
You can Google, do a search, you will quickly find out that your beloved F35 can't fly in lightning.
Are you saying the article I linked to is incorrect? Did you even read it?
Or as usual have you just got your head so far up your own ass that all you can do is talk crap.
Seriously, this is not a tricky one to get stuck on - the F35 can't fly in lightning, this has been a fact for quite a while.
Go do some actual research rather than just assuming the US could never screw up so badly.